Suraw Surname
Approximately 549 people bear this surname
Suraw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 522 | 1:88,467 | 7,998 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Suraw (48) may also be a first name.
Suraw Demographics
Suraw Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Suraw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suraw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Suraw (Hindi: शुरवा) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Suraw? popularity and diffusion
Suraw is the 573,706th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,274,218 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Suraw live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 48 people.
This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 522 people, or 1 in 88,467. In Kenya Suraw is mostly concentrated in: Mandera County, where 86 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 12 percent are found and Garissa County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya Suraw is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Suraw Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (71%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Suraw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suraw in the Hindi language | ||
| शुरवा | 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 Suraw
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