Rauya Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Rauya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 260 | 1:203,622 | 17,328 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Rauya (148) may also be a first name.
Rauya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rauya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rauya (Hindi: रौय, Marathi: राउया) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rauya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rauya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rauya is the 956,400th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Rauya reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 757,758th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 148 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 203,622. In Tanzania Rauya is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 68 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent live and Pwani Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rauya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rauya in the Marathi language | ||
| राउया | ra'uya | - |
| Rauya in the Hindi language | ||
| रौय | rauya | 80 |
| राउया | ra'uya | 20 |
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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 Rauya
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