Korye Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Korye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 78 | 1:592,050 | 27,720 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Korye (42) may also be a first name.
Korye Demographics
Korye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Korye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Korye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻳﻪ, Marathi: कोरये) is most common in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Korye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Korye is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Korye reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 42 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya it is primarily found in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Korye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Korye last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Korye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Korye in the Marathi language | ||
| कोरये | koraye | - |
| Korye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﻳﻪ | kwryh | 60 |
| ﻛﻮﺭﻳﺔ | kwryt | 40 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Korye
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