Raurai Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Raurai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Raurai (12) may also be a first name.
Raurai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raurai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Raurai is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Raurai? popularity and diffusion
Raurai is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Raurai are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 46 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 46 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 8 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 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 Raurai
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