Soraya Surname
Approximately 16,077 people bear this surname
Soraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 13,014 | 1:10,162 | 1,287 |
| Iran | 2,096 | 1:36,633 | 4,323 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| United States | 106 | 1:3,419,424 | 193,489 |
| Brazil | 96 | 1:2,229,941 | 69,391 |
| Thailand | 65 | 1:1,086,744 | 162,071 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Pakistan | 39 | 1:4,580,612 | 30,982 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Mauritius | 33 | 1:39,194 | 7,252 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Soraya (347,411) may also be a first name.
Soraya Demographics
Average Soraya Salary in
United States
$55,644 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Soraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soraya (Arabic: صريا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺜﺮﻳﺎ, Hindi: सोरया, Marathi: सोरया, Oriya: େସାରୟା) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soraya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 33,032nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 453,290 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Soraya are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,002nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 347,411 people.
The surname Soraya is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 13,014 people, or 1 in 10,162. In Indonesia Soraya is primarily found in: West Java, where 31 percent live, East Java, where 14 percent live and Central Java, where 9 percent live. Besides Indonesia it occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 13 percent live and Morocco, where 2 percent live.
Soraya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Soraya surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.
Soraya earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.96% more than the national average, earning $55,644 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soraya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺜﺮﻳﺎ | althrya | - |
| Soraya in the Hindi language | ||
| सोरया | soraya | - |
| Soraya in the Marathi language | ||
| सोरया | soraya | 83.33 |
| सोराया | soraya | 16.67 |
| Soraya in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାରୟା | esaraya | 56.25 |
| େସାରାୟା | esaraya | 25 |
| େଶାରୟା | esaraya | 6.25 |
| ସୁରୟା | suraya | 6.25 |
| େସାେରୟା | esaeraya | 6.25 |
| Soraya in the Arabic language | ||
| صريا | srya | - |
| سورايا | swraya | - |
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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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- 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 Soraya
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