Thorayan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Thorayan Surname User-submission:
The surname Thorayan means 'people of coastal village' in Malayalam. It comes from the Malayalam words thora, which means 'coastal village', and seri, which means 'place'.
Thorayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Thorayan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Thorayan means 'people of coastal village' in Malayalam. It comes from the Malayalam words thora, which means 'coastal village', and seri, which means 'place'.
- sebiThorayan Demographics
Average Thorayan Salary in
South Africa
R 189,912
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thorayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thorayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thorayan is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Thorayan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thorayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Thorayan is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Thorayan live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Thorayan is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Thorayan is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live.
Thorayan Last Name Statistics demography
Thorayan earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.08% less than the national average, earning R 189,912 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torayan | 93 | 5 | / |
| Tharayan | 88 | 31 | / |
| Torgayan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Thoroyan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Therayan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Thoriyan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Toroyan | 80 | 1,377 | / |
| Tarayan | 80 | 211 | / |
| Thorean | 80 | 47 | / |
| Torajan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Toriyan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Thorain | 80 | 4 | / |
| Terayan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toryian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Torayam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toreyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thariyan | 75 | 327 | / |
| Thoirain | 75 | 55 | / |
| Touroyan | 75 | 14 | / |
| Tharajan | 75 | 11 | / |
| Thourain | 75 | 5 | / |
| Theriyan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tourajan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Taerayan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tharuyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Torayine | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thoreane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tarayane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Torain | 71 | 1,427 | / |
| Torean | 71 | 185 | / |
| Tourouyan | 71 | 31 | / |
| Thouraine | 71 | 21 | / |
| Toryen | 71 | 21 | / |
| Toraun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Torrhiyan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Touraynne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Theerajan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thorejane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Theerayon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taroyan | 67 | 895 | / |
| Tarajan | 67 | 346 | / |
| Taruyan | 67 | 291 | / |
| Tariyan | 67 | 253 | / |
| Torehan | 67 | 221 | / |
| Therain | 67 | 211 | / |
| Teroyan | 67 | 106 | / |
| Toroian | 67 | 98 | / |
| Tourain | 67 | 60 | / |
| Taraian | 67 | 51 | / |
| Torrain | 67 | 49 | / |
| Toreyın | 67 | 33 | / |
| Thorein | 67 | 26 | / |
| Toraine | 67 | 25 | / |
| Torijan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Torrean | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tooraen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tehrain | 67 | 10 | / |
| Terajan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Thorien | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tharain | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thorhaggen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thérain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toreyin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toreane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tereyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tarayon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teriyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tahrain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toorean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teraian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarayam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarayne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toriyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toriyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Therean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tharean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torojan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarayen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toraung | 67 | 1 | / |
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