Kureya Surname
Approximately 896 people bear this surname
Kureya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 830 | 1:18,600 | 2,751 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kureya (89) may also be a first name.
Kureya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kureya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kureya (Hindi: कुरेया, Marathi: कुरेया, Oriya: କୁେରୟା) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kureya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kureya is the 394,201st most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,133,422 people. Kureya occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kureya are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kureya is also the 1,011,231st most frequent first name in the world, borne by 89 people.
The last name Kureya is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 830 people, or 1 in 18,600. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 25 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kureya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kureya in the Hindi language | ||
| कुरेया | kureya | - |
| Kureya in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁେରୟା | kueraya | - |
| Kureya in the Marathi language | ||
| कुरेया | kureya | 92 |
| कुरेयाािन्सस | kureyaainsasa | 8 |
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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 Kureya
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