Kurayi Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Kurayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 76 | 1:203,135 | 23,436 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kurayi (241) may also be a first name.
Kurayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kurayi occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kurayi is the 2,047,559th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Kurayi is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kurayi are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kurayi is also the 575,894th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 241 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 203,135. In Zimbabwe Kurayi is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 42 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 34 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Kurayi
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