Dai Forename

7,442nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 140,558 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Dai Forename Definition:

A Welsh m. ‘Christian’, possibly—like French Dé—from a Celtic word meaning ‘fire’.

Dai Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam
83%
 
105,1491:881170
India
100%
6,5231:186,24519,672
Indonesia
 
67%
4,0391:63,8687,744
Nigeria
99%
 
3,8431:46,2053,478
Hong Kong-3,5511:2,183165
United States
81%
 
3,4311:105,6654,610
Myanmar-3,1501:16,492440
Japan
76%
 
2,2081:57,9653,181
Egypt
 
98%
2,1041:43,6792,622
Papua New Guinea
66%
 
7151:11,4021,149
Thailand
68%
 
5961:117,5609,359
China-5861:2,331,15344,796
Malaysia
 
55%
5441:55,9744,497
England
89%
 
4911:113,2444,119
Pakistan
 
94%
4091:475,20211,235
Wales
84%
 
3881:7,975730
Taiwan
52%
 
3691:64,4168,970
Canada
100%
2981:111,1865,410
Brazil
89%
 
2511:853,53023,545
Cameroon
 
97%
1761:122,7876,019
Algeria
100%
1321:289,2183,700
Afghanistan
79%
 
1181:276,4706,139
Iran
77%
 
961:817,6767,721
Nepal
 
70%
941:303,05711,008
Australia-801:170,7204,694
Tanzania
61%
 
761:694,58317,085
Cambodia
58%
 
621:262,4737,490
Mexico
57%
 
611:2,035,15512,026
France
94%
 
601:1,107,8398,314
Germany
71%
 
601:1,611,29810,294
New Zealand-491:92,5724,140
Philippines
60%
 
461:2,304,55449,521
Zambia-431:368,7169,762
DR Congo
50%
 
411:1,800,67345,176
Singapore
70%
 
411:153,3438,029
South Africa
78%
 
401:1,363,31646,664
Russia
75%
 
371:3,898,20820,782
Iraq
80%
 
341:1,029,9378,327
South Korea-321:173,2637,040
Benin
91%
 
291:364,68413,715
Greece
88%
 
291:377,0535,762
Kuwait-281:135,1888,745
Argentina
100%
241:1,782,2187,077
Norway
95%
 
241:213,8475,267
Denmark-231:245,6305,032
Sweden
76%
 
221:448,08711,903
Ivory Coast
 
60%
201:1,153,79732,566
Netherlands
75%
 
191:889,58316,206
Niger
56%
 
191:1,009,68415,865
Scotland
100%
191:281,5984,379
Italy
60%
 
151:4,070,80621,403
Qatar
100%
131:182,27721,851
Switzerland
68%
 
131:631,8079,098
Belgium
65%
 
121:957,50311,814
Yemen-121:2,191,3963,718
Ukraine
64%
 
111:4,136,3557,862
Peru
57%
 
101:3,179,14527,401
Ghana-91:2,998,4685,965
Guyana
83%
 
91:84,8076,788
Israel
 
56%
91:933,65813,501
Bhutan
100%
81:103,1162,395
Liberia
100%
81:551,50814,444
United Arab Emirates-81:893,99927,106
Czechia
 
71%
71:1,522,3094,223
Ecuador-71:2,532,41712,755
Hungary
100%
71:1,398,8243,444
Lebanon
80%
 
51:1,125,5149,179
Spain-51:9,305,99318,112
Uganda
80%
 
51:8,191,38458,906
Uruguay-51:685,5277,487
Venezuela-51:6,040,37977,223
Belarus
100%
41:2,370,5969,928
Burkina Faso
75%
 
41:4,594,86756,462
Ethiopia
100%
41:24,390,03319,296
Macau-41:152,052991
Mali
50%
 
41:4,244,4395,329
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Finland
80%
 
31:1,827,72814,078
Iceland-31:122,0064,203
Jersey-31:33,3271,495
Kenya-31:15,435,70351,312
Panama-31:1,302,18625,104
Zimbabwe
67%
 
31:5,141,27276,754
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Jordan
67%
 
21:4,413,3878,826
Mauritius-21:648,8928,630
Paraguay
100%
21:3,618,40211,946
Slovakia
100%
21:2,655,0326,915
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Armenia
50%
 
11:2,918,75314,910
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Mauritania
100%
11:4,095,23927,701
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Tonga-11:107,436779
Turkey
100%
11:77,801,70991,051
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604

The alternate forms: Daï (38), Daî (4) & Daí (2) are calculated separately.

Dai (4,941,711) may also be a surname.

Dai Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Welsh m. ‘Christian’, possibly—like French Dé—from a Celtic word meaning ‘fire’.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Dai Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daï8938/
Daî894/
Daí892/
Daji868,625/
Dhai867,170/
Dayi864,563/
Dais863,834/
Daai863,538/
Daie862,441/
Daia861,208/
Daid86772/
Daih86673/
Daip86625/
Daii86475/
Daiy86447/
Daij86431/
Dait86392/
Daiz86152/
Daio86151/
Daiu8693/
Hdai8693/
Ddai8635/
Daği8623/
Daiê861/
Tdai861/
Dgai861/
Di801,612,301/
Da80616,965/
Dawie752,614/
Dahia751,094/
Dahai75795/
Daiou75343/
Dhaiy75315/
Daiho75315/
Ddaio75311/
Dhayi75286/
Dajie75282/
Daiah75275/
Daggi75251/
Dhait75222/
Dhaji75178/
Dahio75170/
Dahii75127/
Dhaid75127/
Dayis75122/
Dayit75104/
Daihe75102/
Daaji75101/
Dahiy75101/
Dayih75101/
Daiyo7595/
Dayid7590/
Daish7588/
Daiha7583/
Dajiy7581/
Daije7570/
Dhais7554/
Dayip7542/
Dahji7541/
Daiud7536/
Dahyi7534/
Daius7528/
Daioh7527/
Dagie7527/
Dhaii7525/
Daias7523/
Dayio7520/
Daiys7519/
Daiod7518/
Dahiu7518/
Daiiy7516/
Dayii7516/
Dhaia7515/
Dayie7515/
Dajih7515/
Daihu7515/
Daiis7514/
Dauia7514/
Daiut7512/
Dauio7512/
Daihy7511/
Daist7510/
Daiuh759/
Daioo758/
Daiot758/
Dahei758/
Daiip757/
Daayi757/
Daiaa757/
Dhaie757/
Daiee757/
Daios756/
Daich756/
Daies756/
Daihi755/
Hdait755/
Daiid755/
Dauie755/
Daais755/
Daiie755/
Daiih755/
Dahij755/
Daaij754/
Daiat754/
Dayiy754/
Dayiz754/
Dhaai753/
Dhaij753/
Dhaiu753/
Dhaiz753/
Daiss753/
Daaid753/
Hdayi753/
Daied753/
Dhaio753/
Dajio752/
Dajip752/
Daieh752/
Daiio752/
Daiiz752/
Daaia752/
Ddhai752/
Doaia752/
Daiad752/
Daidh752/
Daihs752/
Dhaih751/
D'Hai751/
Da'ai751/
Daaih751/
Daaii751/
Daiph751/
Daisz751/
Daiuu751/
Daiyd751/
Daiyz751/
Dai'i751/
Dai'u751/
Daiap751/
Daiau751/
Daiaz751/
Daidd751/
Daids751/
Daiep751/
Daiit751/
Daijh751/
Daijj751/
Ddaai751/
Dayij751/
Dayyi751/
Hdaid751/
Dajij751/
Daizz751/
Daihj751/
Hdaji751/
Daihz751/
Daijë751/
Dajii751/
Ddaia751/
Dat67435,161/
Dad6796,774/
Dip6794,321/
Dau6759,250/
Dea6744,671/
Daieep6736,903/
Day6727,675/
Die6726,719/
Das6725,653/
Dah6723,081/
Dha6719,037/
Dio6716,940/
Doi6715,138/
Dae678,245/
Dhi677,883/
Dei676,070/
Dit675,105/
Doa674,450/
Dui673,195/
Dii672,183/
Daa671,864/
Dis671,414/
Dap671,279/
Daj67896/
Did67759/
Dih67509/
Hdayit67472/
Dioaia67470/
Dij67460/
Daihou67453/
Hda67356/
Daz67257/
Dahiah67239/
Daihuo67224/
Diz67181/
Dda67177/
Ddahio67151/
Diy67146/
Ddi67129/
Hdi67120/
Déa67105/
Dyi6791/
Dga6768/
Tda6763/
Dgi6757/
Dêa6747/
Dahaji6742/
Tdi6736/
Dhaggi6720/
Geedai6719/
Dhajiy6716/
Dúa6712/
Dağ679/
Dawioh679/
Daè679/
Daihyo678/
Daiich678/
Daiusz678/
Dauies678/
Daihee677/
Dajith676/
Dhahio676/
Daihau674/
Dhaiyo674/
Dhawie673/
Dhahia673/
Daious673/
Dajaia673/
D'A673/
Daiesh672/
Daiood672/
Daitch672/
Daajij672/
Daã672/
Dhaish672/
Déi672/
Dhaius672/
Dahiat672/
Deauji672/
Dëa671/
Dèa671/
Dujaia671/
Dhauiy671/
Dhayis671/
Dhdhai671/
Dhhaio671/
Dhhaji671/
Dhaais671/
Dhahai671/
Dhahiy671/
Dhaiah671/
Dhaiho671/
Dhaiis671/
Dhaije671/
Dhajis671/
Dahaia671/
Dahiee671/
Daaist671/
Daiooh671/
Daitts671/
Daizch671/
Daiahe671/
Daiaia671/
Daiatt671/
Daiaud671/
Daiaya671/
Daiett671/
Daihah671/
Daihap671/
Daihos671/
Daihut671/
Daihyp671/
Dahioh671/
Dahius671/
Dajieh671/
Dajiph671/
Dasgie671/
Dejaia671/
Dauiad671/
Dauiat671/
Daujit671/
Daujyi671/
Ddaiah671/
Ddhaji671/
Dayich671/
Dayije671/
Dayizz671/
Daň671/
Ïda671/
Daihat671/
Daggio671/
Daieed671/
Daieth671/
Daihux671/
Daiush671/
Daiass671/
Dahias671/
Dahied671/
Dahiod671/
Dauhia671/
Dawieh671/

Dai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dai in the Russian language
Даиdai-

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