Saurai Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Saurai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Saurai (33) may also be a first name.
Saurai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saurai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saurai (Hindi: सौरई, Marathi: सौरई) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Saurai.
How Common Is The Last Name Saurai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Saurai is predominantly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Saurai reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Saurai is also the 1,807,719th most common first name globally, held by 33 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: New Ireland, where 80 percent are found, National Capital District, where 15 percent are found and Central, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saurai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saurai in the Marathi language | ||
| सौरई | saura'i | 66.67 |
| सौराई | saura'i | 33.33 |
| Saurai in the Hindi language | ||
| सौरई | saura'i | 50 |
| सौराय | sauraya | 33.33 |
| सौराई | saura'i | 16.67 |
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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 Saurai
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