Souraya Surname
Approximately 1,365 people bear this surname
Souraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| France | 444 | 1:149,601 | 23,173 |
| Cameroon | 343 | 1:60,551 | 7,777 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Souraya (19,106) may also be a first name.
Souraya Demographics
Average Souraya Salary in
Canada
$60,786 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Souraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Souraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Souraya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺭﺍﻳﺎ, Hindi: सौरया, Marathi: सुरैया, Oriya: େସୗରାଯ଼ଯ୍ା) occurs in Chad more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Souraya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 282,448th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,338,861 people. The last name Souraya is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Souraya are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Souraya is also the 39,132nd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 19,106 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is carried by 481 people, or 1 in 28,258. Aside from Chad this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in France, where 33 percent live and Cameroon, where 25 percent live.
Souraya Last Name Statistics demography
Souraya earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 22.35% more than the national average, earning $60,786 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Souraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Souraya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﺭﺍﻳﺎ | swraya | - |
| Souraya in the Hindi language | ||
| सौरया | sauraya | - |
| Souraya in the Oriya language | ||
| େସୗରାଯ଼ଯ୍ା | esarayaya | - |
| Souraya in the Marathi language | ||
| सुरैया | suraiya | - |
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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 Souraya
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