Shorai Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Shorai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 92 | 1:167,807 | 20,631 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shorai (7,309) may also be a first name.
Shorai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shorai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shorai (Hindi: शोरई) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shorai.
How Common Is The Last Name Shorai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shorai is the 1,573,888th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Shorai live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shorai is also the 75,433rd most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 7,309 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 167,807. In Zimbabwe Shorai is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 61 percent are found, Harare Province, where 14 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 12 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shorai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shorai in the Hindi language | ||
| शोरई | sora'i | - |
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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 Shorai
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