Suraya Surname
Approximately 7,268 people bear this surname
Suraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 4,416 | 1:36,086 | 2,209 |
| Indonesia | 1,750 | 1:75,571 | 8,076 |
| Malaysia | 365 | 1:80,806 | 5,697 |
| Pakistan | 240 | 1:744,350 | 10,904 |
| Uganda | 223 | 1:175,064 | 14,729 |
| India | 140 | 1:5,479,038 | 132,955 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Süraya (1) are calculated separately.
Suraya (103,680) may also be a first name.
Suraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Suraya (Bengali: সুরায়া, Hindi: सुरया, Marathi: सुरया, Oriya: ସୁରାୟା, Russian: Сурая) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can also appear in the variant forms: Süraya. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suraya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Suraya is the 68,346th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,002,689 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Suraya live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 9,865th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 103,680 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 4,416 people, or 1 in 36,086. Not including Bangladesh this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Suraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suraya in the Bengali language | ||
| সুরায়া | suraya | - |
| Suraya in the Hindi language | ||
| सुरया | suraya | 61.42 |
| सूरया | suraya | 17.26 |
| सुराया | suraya | 7.61 |
| सूर्य | surya | 4.06 |
| सुरैया | suraiya | 3.05 |
| सुरय्या | surayya | 1.52 |
| सूर्या | surya | 1.02 |
| सूर्च | surca | 0.51 |
| सुरईया | sura'iya | 0.51 |
| सुरैय्या | suraiyya | 0.51 |
| सुरय़या | surayaya | 0.51 |
| Suraya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁରାୟା | suraya | 38.68 |
| ସୁରୟା | suraya | 36.79 |
| ସୁରାୟ | suraya | 12.26 |
| ସୂରୟା | suraya | 3.77 |
| ସୁେରୟା | sueraya | 1.89 |
| ଶୁରାୟା | suraya | 1.89 |
| ସୁଯଯ୍ର୍ | suyayr | 0.94 |
| ଶୁରୟା | suraya | 0.94 |
| େସାେରୟା | esaeraya | 0.94 |
| ସୁରୟ | suraya | 0.94 |
| ସୂରାୟା | suraya | 0.94 |
| Suraya in the Marathi language | ||
| सुरया | suraya | 32.37 |
| सूरया | suraya | 20.86 |
| सुरैया | suraiya | 15.11 |
| सुराया | suraya | 12.23 |
| सुर | sura | 5.04 |
| सुरै | surai | 2.16 |
| सुऱया | suraya | 2.16 |
| सुरेया | sureya | 1.44 |
| सूराया | suraya | 0.72 |
| सुरईया | sura'iya | 0.72 |
| सुरयॉं | surayom | 0.72 |
| सुरइ्या | sura'iya | 0.72 |
| सुाया | suaya | 0.72 |
| िरयाज | irayaja | 0.72 |
| सुरयया | surayaya | 0.72 |
| सुरेय | sureya | 0.72 |
| सैयद | saiyada | 0.72 |
| सुरय | suraya | 0.72 |
| Suraya in the Russian language | ||
| Сурая | suraa | - |
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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 Suraya
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