Wurayayi Surname
Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname
Wurayayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,134 | 1:13,614 | 1,862 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Wurayayi (854) may also be a first name.
Wurayayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wurayayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wurayayi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wurayayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wurayayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 326,350th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 6,398,197 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wurayayi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Wurayayi is also the 278,804th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 854 people.
The last name Wurayayi is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,134 people, or 1 in 13,614. In Zimbabwe Wurayayi is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 38 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
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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 Wurayayi
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