Waraya Surname
Approximately 630 people bear this surname
Waraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 367 | 1:486,768 | 8,485 |
| Papua New Guinea | 193 | 1:42,247 | 5,146 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Waraya (341) may also be a first name.
Waraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waraya (Oriya: ୱାରାୟା) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Waraya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waraya? popularity and diffusion
Waraya is the 517,348th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. Waraya is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Waraya are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 472,872nd most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 341 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 486,768. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 62 percent live, Balochistan, where 20 percent live and Punjab, where 18 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waraya in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାରାୟା | waraya | - |
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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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- 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 Waraya
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