Zurah Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Zurah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Zurah (1,012) may also be a first name.
Zurah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zurah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zurah (Marathi: झुराह) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zurah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Zurah live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zurah is also the 252,656th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 1,012 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,084,424. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Luweero District, where 36 percent live, Arua District, where 25 percent live and Kampala District, where 14 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Iran, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zurah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zurah in the Marathi language | ||
| झुराह | jhuraha | - |
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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 Zurah
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