Urahi Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Urahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
Urahi (117) may also be a first name.
Urahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Urahi (Hindi: उराही, Marathi: उरही) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Urahi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,918,812th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Urahi reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 864,112th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 117 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria Urahi is most frequent in: Yobe, where 88 percent live, Sokoto, where 6 percent live and Abia, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ourahi | 91 | 185 | / |
| Hurahi | 91 | 17 | / |
| Urajhi | 91 | 9 | / |
| Ourahio | 83 | 16 | / |
| Gourahi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Hourahi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Uraijhi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Irahi | 80 | 740 | / |
| Urehi | 80 | 487 | / |
| Uraei | 80 | 25 | / |
| Urohi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gourahio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huraei | 73 | 9 | / |
| Urajji | 73 | 8 | / |
| Usrohi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hirahi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Guroai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jirahi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Irrahi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orahei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orahoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouraei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auraei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uraheh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ura'oi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horahi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urae | 67 | 271 | / |
| Irajhiy | 67 | 20 | / |
| Outrahe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gourahe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jirahui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourohi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iroahei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hurohit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hurajie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurajji | 67 | 1 | / |
Urahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Urahi in the Marathi language | ||
| उरही | urahi | - |
| Urahi in the Hindi language | ||
| उराही | urahi | 95.56 |
| ुराही | urahi | 2.22 |
| उरेही | urehi | 2.22 |
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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 Urahi
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