Suraw Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Suraw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5221:88,4677,998
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Suraw (48) may also be a first name.

Suraw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Suraw Come From? nationality or country of origin

Suraw (Hindi: शुरवा) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Suraw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 573,706th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,274,218 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Suraw are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Suraw is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 48 people.

The last name Suraw is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 522 people, or 1 in 88,467. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Mandera County, where 86 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 12 percent reside and Garissa County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Suraw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (71%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sutraw9114/
Sauraw919/
Surgaw917/
Surawe912/
Surraw911/
Souraw911/
Shuraw910/
Schuraw839/
Suirawe831/
Shouraw831/
Shurraw831/
Zuraw80508/
Surav80290/
Surab80221/
Suraf8063/
Surow8059/
Żuraw8011/
Soraw805/
Sourav7323,004/
Saurav736,657/
Surova736,066/
Sourab731,904/
Saurab73679/
Surowa73138/
Surrow73108/
Shiraw73103/
Surauf7354/
Shurab7349/
Surabh7348/
Shurow7340/
Saurow7334/
Suraaf7331/
Sutrow7326/
Suhrow7319/
Zhuraw7317/
Suraib7315/
Surhab7312/
Suhrav7310/
Shurav739/
Curraw738/
Suraph735/
Suraif733/
Shoraw733/
Surrab733/
Suraft732/
Sauraf731/
Zauraw731/
Suraff731/
Suraab731/
Suravh731/
Surraf731/
Surafe731/
Jurraw731/
Zsurav731/
Sourow731/
Surowe731/
Sujrab731/
Couraw730/
Saurabh6713,991/
Shurrab677,980/
Shourav676,084/
Sourabh671,078/
Shurova67979/
Shourab67491/
Saurova67313/
Saurowe67192/
Shaurav67120/
Shaurab6728/
Surgova6725/
Surhova6716/
Joutraw6712/
Shorraw6711/
Shuraif678/
Shurabh678/
Sourova678/
Schurow678/
Sauravh676/
Sauhrav675/
Shuraib674/
Suurova674/
Sauraph674/
Sgurova673/
Suhrova672/
Shuurow672/
Shirraw671/
Souhrab671/
Suirova671/
Sahurav671/
Surrows671/
Shieraw671/
Shiraiw671/
Shouraf671/
Sourrab671/
Sauraav671/
Sourafs671/
Shurafh670/
Scurrow670/

Suraw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suraw in the Hindi language
शुरवाsurava-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Suraw
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