Urayai Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Urayai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urayai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5231:29,5194,535
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Urayai (1,118) may also be a first name.

Urayai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Urayai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Urayai occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urayai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 587,571st most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,698,395 people. The last name Urayai occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Urayai reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 238,466th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,118 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 523 people, or 1 in 29,519. In Zimbabwe Urayai is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 36 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 18 percent are found and Harare Province, where 14 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurayai921/
Urayais921/
Urayay834/
Urayaj833/
Urayei832/
Irayai831/
Urayayt7730/
Horayai7726/
Gurajai771/
Jirayai771/
Hirayai771/
Uraei7325/
Uraye7310/
Ureay731/
Uraie731/
Urauy731/
Oreyai67301/
Urajay6720/
Ouraie6712/
Huraye6710/
Urajhi679/
Huraei679/
Urajji678/
Oraaii676/
Auraye676/
Gureay676/
Gourouaya675/
Ouraye673/
Aurayieth671/
Ouraei671/
Auraua671/
Auraei671/
Guraei671/
Urajuy671/
Urejay671/
Oruyai671/
Ureyij671/

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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 Urayai
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