Kurao Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kurao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2321:199,05114,565
Japan1241:1,031,00220,375
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
India431:17,838,730274,051
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kurao (1,080) may also be a first name.

Kurao Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kurao Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kurao is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurao? popularity and diffusion

Kurao is the 652,085th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. Kurao occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kurao are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kurao is also the 243,064th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 1,080 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 199,051. In Kenya Kurao is primarily found in: Narok County, where 94 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 4 percent are found and Kisii County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya Kurao exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Kurao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kurao last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaurao9127/
Kura'o9113/
Kourao913/
Kuirao912/
Kuraoa911/
Kurrao911/
Kouraou8318/
Kouraos8312/
Kuraiyo834/
Keuraho831/
Korao802,404/
Kirao801,133/
Kuroa807/
Curao802/
Kourauho771/
Kouraiyo771/
Koraou734,731/
Kuroha732,894/
Quirao731,156/
Currao731,086/
Kiraho73134/
Caurao7348/
Kuroho7332/
Korrao7316/
Kuruia7311/
Koreao735/
Khirao734/
Kuroah732/
Koraao731/
Kora'o731/
Koraoi731/
Kierao731/
Kouragiou718/
Kourraouch67136/
Kaurooa6766/
Kuraiya6750/
Kurayya6742/
Kirayio6710/
Koraijo678/
Kouroua678/
Courauo676/
Kureyya675/
Curreao675/
Kurrooa674/
Koraaou673/
Kuraheu672/
Khusroa671/
Koeraou671/
Kurgoha671/
Kuraija671/
Koraayo671/
Coureao671/
Kureyia671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kurao
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