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
The surname Marayah occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marayah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Marayah occurs mostly 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 prevalent first name in the world, borne by 99 people.
This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Marayah is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent are found and Gauteng, where 20 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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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