Yaurai Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yaurai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaurai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Yaurai (51) may also be a first name.

Yaurai Last Name Facts

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

Yaurai is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaurai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Yaurai reside; 54 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 54 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yaurai is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 51 people.

The last name Yaurai is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: West Sepik, where 93 percent reside and East Sepik, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 42 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yauri9118,052/
Yaura91642/
Yauris83914/
Yaouri83185/
Yaoura83149/
Yourai8392/
Yausri8315/
Yauriz837/
Jyauri833/
Yauhri831/
Yahouri77158/
Yautris7731/
Yahoura7728/
Yagiura773/
Yahurra772/
Yahuera771/
Yaurawe771/
Youraid771/
Yaureya771/
Youra734,854/
Yaure73586/
Youri73444/
Yaury73150/
Iaura7344/
Yaora7318/
Yaori7312/
Jahourai711/
Yahuriya711/
Yousri6716,256/
Yousra672,395/
Yourid67328/
Yaoure67254/
Yaures67117/
Youroi6787/
Yourga6723/
Yourah6720/
Youray6715/
Jaouri6714/
Youraj6713/
Yourie6712/
Jaoura6712/
Yaorei6710/
Yourei678/
Yourra675/
Yaoury675/
Jaňura673/
Youras673/
Youris673/
Yourui672/
Youera672/
Ayiahoura671/
Jauura671/
Yourza671/
Yoiura671/
Yaurez671/
Yaurep671/
Yaurer671/
Iaurra671/
Jauori671/
Iourai671/
Yooura671/
Youraz671/
Yourae671/
Hyoura671/
Yahourith671/
Yauree670/
Yourau670/

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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 Yaurai
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