Surao Surname
Approximately 1,523 people bear this surname
Surao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,112 | 1:159,301 | 10,004 |
| India | 216 | 1:3,551,229 | 100,445 |
| Philippines | 184 | 1:550,208 | 62,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Surao (1,474) may also be a first name.
Surao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Surao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Surao (Marathi: सुराव, Oriya: ସୁରାଓ) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Surao? popularity and diffusion
The surname Surao is the 258,381st most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,784,994 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Surao live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Surao is also the 202,756th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 1,474 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,112 people, or 1 in 159,301. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 77 percent are found, Sokoto, where 21 percent are found and Yobe, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Surao exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surrao | 91 | 170 | / |
| Susrao | 91 | 11 | / |
| Suraho | 91 | 7 | / |
| Shurao | 91 | 7 | / |
| Sjurao | 91 | 1 | / |
| Surgao | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sourao | 91 | 1 | / |
| Suerao | 91 | 1 | / |
| Suuraho | 83 | 19 | / |
| Sourgao | 83 | 5 | / |
| Surajjo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Surayyo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Souraou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jurao | 80 | 393 | / |
| Sorao | 80 | 46 | / |
| Suroa | 80 | 29 | / |
| Xurao | 80 | 10 | / |
| Zurao | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shahurao | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shirao | 73 | 2,804 | / |
| Caurao | 73 | 48 | / |
| Suraau | 73 | 29 | / |
| Juraho | 73 | 7 | / |
| Suroha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Suraua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Suraea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Surooh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suroat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sauroa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shorao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siraho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sorhao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soreao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Juraoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaurao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suroad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhurao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sueroa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jourao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jutrao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suraiya | 67 | 8,394 | / |
| Surayya | 67 | 3,823 | / |
| Shiraho | 67 | 403 | / |
| Suroyya | 67 | 89 | / |
| Sura'au | 67 | 44 | / |
| Sureyya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Suroiya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sureiya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Suraeha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Surayia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Surajia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Courauo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Curreao | 67 | 5 | / |
| Suraaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suragia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giuraou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souroha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouraho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surajya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surauah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jurraop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouraou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coureao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiraoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhourao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suraiea | 67 | 1 | / |
Surao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Surao in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁରାଓ | sura'o | - |
| Surao in the Marathi language | ||
| सुराव | surava | - |
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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 Surao
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