Marayah Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Marayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Marayah (99) may also be a first name.
Marayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marayah is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Marayah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marayah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Marayah are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most common first name internationally, borne by 99 people.
The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent are found and Gauteng, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Marayah
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