Kourya Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Kourya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Kourya (25) may also be a first name.
Kourya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kourya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kourya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻳﺔ, Hindi: कौर्या) is most common in Niger. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kourya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kourya is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kourya are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name globally It is held by 25 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Kourya is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 88 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent are found and Sweden, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kourya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kourya in the Hindi language | ||
| कौर्या | kaurya | - |
| Kourya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﻳﺔ | kwryt | 62.5 |
| ﻛﻮﺭﻳﻪ | kwryh | 37.5 |
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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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- 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 Kourya
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