Urayayi Surname

311,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Urayayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urayayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,1991:12,8761,737
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Urayayi (1,315) may also be a first name.

Urayayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urayayi is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urayayi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 311,195th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,022,765 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Urayayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Urayayi is also the 216,782nd most common first name worldwide, held by 1,315 people.

The surname Urayayi is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,199 people, or 1 in 12,876. In Zimbabwe Urayayi is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 20 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 19 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurayayi931/
Uruyayi861/
Urajaye714/
Gaurayye6710/
Gurajaye673/
Gourayye671/
Uroiaye571/
Oriyaji571/
Hurajie571/
Uraijhiji501/
Aurojaiye501/

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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 Urayayi
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