Kurav Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

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

Kurav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India821:9,354,456185,501
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kurav (43) may also be a first name.

Kurav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurav (Hindi: कुराव, Marathi: कुरव, Russian: Курав) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kurav click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurav? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kurav reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kurav is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 43 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 9,354,456. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 40 percent are found, Karnataka, where 32 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent are found. Besides India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuraev916,382/
Kaurav91885/
Kourav91158/
Kuravs9127/
Kurrav913/
Kurayv912/
Kurasv911/
Kurhaev8334/
Kurraev838/
Khuraev837/
Kouraev833/
Kauraev831/
Kurov803,638/
Kurev8029/
Kirav8024/
Kuraf807/
Kuraw803/
Curav800/
Kuravova771/
Kurova734,325/
Khurov731,893/
Kaurov731,787/
Kourov731,070/
Kurzov73394/
Kureev73306/
Kuerov73147/
Kiraev73133/
Kutrov7383/
Kurovs7321/
Curaev7318/
Kurgov7314/
Kouraw7314/
Kauraw7313/
Kurowa7313/
Kurafe7310/
Kuraew736/
Kuroev736/
Kuruiv733/
Kusrov733/
Khirav732/
Kurosv731/
Kurrab731/
Kuyrev731/
Kuradf731/
Caurav731/
Khuraf731/
Kurgaf731/
Kureab731/
Kūravs731/
Kouraf731/
Kaurova672,407/
Kourova672,326/
Khurova67220/
Khiraev6735/
Khutrov6720/
Kurgova6717/
Kurzowa6710/
Kuraubh675/
Khuraib672/
Kourafe672/
Khuraif672/
Hkurova671/
Koutrov671/
Khaurov671/
Khureev671/
Kaurovs671/
Khurafs671/
Khouraf671/
Kurzrov671/
Kňurova671/
Korzhav671/
Kaurauf670/

Kurav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurav in the Hindi language
कुरावkurava71.43
कुरवkurava28.57
Kurav in the Marathi language
कुरवkurava62.5
कुरावkurava37.5
Kurav in the Russian language
Куравkurav-

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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 Kurav
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