Mraya Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Yemen

Mraya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mraya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Mraya (10) may also be a first name.

Mraya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mraya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺮﻱ, Russian: Мрая) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mraya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Mraya reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Mraya is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent are found and Yemen, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mrayat9136/
Mrayah918/
Mhraya911/
Mrayaz911/
Mray89145/
Mraa891/
Mraja80446/
Mriya8017/
Mrayi8013/
Mreya8012/
Mraia806/
Mrayo805/
Mrray802/
Mruya802/
Mraye801/
Mryya801/
Mrayd801/
Mrzay801/
Hmraa801/
Mra753,887/
Mry75389/
Mraihy73410/
Mrayhi7317/
Mraaja736/
Mreyah735/
Mrayeh734/
Mrayed733/
Mriyaz733/
Mrajah732/
Mrahai732/
Mhrayo731/
Mhraja731/
Mrouya731/
Mrahia731/
Hmreya731/
Mrđa671,853/
Mrňa67172/
Mryo67138/
Mrha67121/
Mrai67104/
Mrau6733/
Mrza6732/
Mryi6729/
Mroy6717/
Mhra6717/
Mriy6716/
Mraj6714/
Mrea6713/
Mrey6711/
Mrra679/
Mrae679/
Mrye674/
Hmra674/
Mmra674/
Mryy672/
Meheraa671/
Hmraaha671/
Mìra671/
Mroa671/
Mrys671/
Mryt671/
Mhry671/
Mrayech671/
Mruy671/
Mmry671/
Mhrraja671/

Mraya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mraya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺮﻱamry-
Mraya in the Russian language
Мраяmraa-

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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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  • 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 Mraya
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