Zarayi Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Zarayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 172 | 1:446,410 | 27,576 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
Zarayi (41,024) may also be a first name.
Zarayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zarayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zarayi occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zarayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,214,709th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Zarayi live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 21,754th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 41,024 people.
Zarayi is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 446,410. In Iran Zarayi is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 21 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 18 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Zarayi
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