Taurai Surname
Approximately 720 people bear this surname
Taurai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 702 | 1:21,992 | 3,300 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Taurai (27,606) may also be a first name.
Taurai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taurai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Taurai occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Taurai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 467,272nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Taurai live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 29,701st most common forename throughout the world, borne by 27,606 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 702 people, or 1 in 21,992. In Zimbabwe Taurai is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 24 percent reside, Harare Province, where 17 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Taurai occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Taurai
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