Thuraya Surname
Approximately 916 people bear this surname
Thuraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 319 | 1:240,698 | 18,401 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Lebanon | 212 | 1:26,590 | 2,884 |
| Palestine | 58 | 1:78,428 | 6,290 |
| Syria | 44 | 1:438,660 | 5,021 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Thuraya (43,369) may also be a first name.
Thuraya Demographics
Thuraya Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Thuraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thuraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thuraya (Arabic: ثُريا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺜﺮﻳﺎ) is found most frequently in Iran. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thuraya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 387,397th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,955,836 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Thuraya live; 40 percent live in West Asia and 35 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 20,797th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 43,369 people.
Thuraya is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 319 people, or 1 in 240,698. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 30 percent are found, West Azerbaijan Province, where 18 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 16 percent are found. Beside Iran this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 23 percent are found and Lebanon, where 23 percent are found.
Thuraya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Thuraya surname is chiefly Sunni (90%) in Lebanon.
Thuraya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thuraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thuraya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺜﺮﻳﺎ | althrya | - |
| Thuraya in the Arabic language | ||
| ثُريا | thurya | - |
| ثرّيا | thrya | - |
| ثريّا | thrya | - |
| ثريا | thrya | - |
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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 Thuraya
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