Zorai Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Zorai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 98 | 1:1,807,579 | 65,389 |
| Algeria | 53 | 1:728,897 | 41,087 |
| Tunisia | 19 | 1:32,138 | 4,775 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Zoraï (1) & Zoraî (1) are calculated separately.
Zorai (96) may also be a first name.
Zorai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zorai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zorai (Arabic: الزرعي, Marathi: झोराई) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant: Zoraï or Zoraî. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zorai.
How Common Is The Last Name Zorai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,276,805th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Zorai live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zorai is also the 968,397th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 96 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria it is most common in: Taraba, where 82 percent reside, Kaduna, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 30 percent reside and Tunisia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zorai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zorai in the Marathi language | ||
| झोराई | jhora'i | - |
| Zorai in the Arabic language | ||
| الزرعي | alzry | - |
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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 Zorai
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