Lai Forename
2,963rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 351,363 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Macau
Lai Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | - | 136,748 | 1:9,990 | 1,674 |
| Vietnam | 54% | 50,354 | 1:1,839 | 224 |
| Malaysia | 77% | 49,891 | 1:610 | 40 |
| Cambodia | 70% | 30,363 | 1:536 | 107 |
| Singapore | 64% | 15,594 | 1:403 | 31 |
| Thailand | 65% | 10,921 | 1:6,416 | 1,097 |
| Myanmar | - | 10,763 | 1:4,827 | 213 |
| United States | 83% | 10,084 | 1:35,952 | 2,306 |
| Indonesia | 88% | 8,575 | 1:30,083 | 4,048 |
| Macau | - | 6,045 | 1:101 | 19 |
| Canada | 69% | 3,727 | 1:8,890 | 1,089 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3,706 | 1:2,092 | 157 |
| Brunei | - | 2,980 | 1:141 | 19 |
| India | 59% | 2,682 | 1:452,975 | 37,503 |
| England | 95% | 1,606 | 1:34,622 | 1,859 |
| Taiwan | 72% | 1,007 | 1:23,604 | 4,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72% | 975 | 1:8,361 | 857 |
| Fiji | - | 575 | 1:1,552 | 418 |
| Australia | - | 433 | 1:31,542 | 1,831 |
| Nigeria | 87% | 404 | 1:439,516 | 14,431 |
| Brazil | 72% | 401 | 1:534,255 | 17,112 |
| Italy | 78% | 359 | 1:170,089 | 2,576 |
| Philippines | 85% | 316 | 1:335,473 | 12,676 |
| Egypt | 65% | 304 | 1:302,306 | 9,724 |
| Netherlands | 88% | 171 | 1:98,843 | 5,147 |
| Cameroon | 65% | 166 | 1:130,184 | 6,269 |
| Pakistan | 53% | 156 | 1:1,245,883 | 20,279 |
| Portugal | - | 138 | 1:75,441 | 2,229 |
| Mauritius | - | 136 | 1:9,543 | 1,244 |
| South Africa | 52% | 130 | 1:419,482 | 21,204 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 124 | 1:84,123 | 4,669 |
| Venezuela | 77% | 123 | 1:245,544 | 8,343 |
| Kenya | 87% | 117 | 1:395,787 | 12,174 |
| New Zealand | - | 114 | 1:39,790 | 2,376 |
| Scotland | 79% | 98 | 1:54,596 | 1,658 |
| Sweden | 77% | 84 | 1:117,356 | 4,819 |
| Belgium | 75% | 78 | 1:147,308 | 4,209 |
| Norway | 100% | 53 | 1:96,836 | 3,172 |
| Nepal | 67% | 50 | 1:569,747 | 15,783 |
| Germany | 60% | 49 | 1:1,973,018 | 11,502 |
| DR Congo | 71% | 48 | 1:1,538,075 | 40,404 |
| France | 50% | 43 | 1:1,545,822 | 10,135 |
| Mexico | 100% | 43 | 1:2,887,080 | 14,650 |
| Tanzania | 55% | 38 | 1:1,389,166 | 21,105 |
| Afghanistan | 53% | 33 | 1:988,591 | 12,222 |
| Ecuador | - | 31 | 1:571,836 | 5,755 |
| Guam | - | 31 | 1:5,182 | 901 |
| Wales | 75% | 30 | 1:103,144 | 2,492 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Denmark | - | 26 | 1:217,288 | 4,686 |
| Panama | 79% | 26 | 1:150,252 | 6,399 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 23 | 1:207,302 | 4,707 |
| Benin | 71% | 20 | 1:528,792 | 17,134 |
| Ivory Coast | 67% | 19 | 1:1,214,523 | 33,777 |
| Peru | 81% | 18 | 1:1,766,192 | 19,056 |
| Japan | - | 16 | 1:7,999,129 | 32,265 |
| Finland | 58% | 15 | 1:365,546 | 4,839 |
| Niger | 73% | 15 | 1:1,278,933 | 18,398 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Jamaica | - | 13 | 1:221,787 | 7,032 |
| Algeria | - | 12 | 1:3,181,393 | 7,910 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| Ukraine | 67% | 11 | 1:4,136,355 | 7,862 |
| Spain | 100% | 10 | 1:4,652,996 | 15,347 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 78% | 10 | 1:136,142 | 8,486 |
| Cuba | - | 9 | 1:1,278,506 | 4,217 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 9 | 1:226,666 | 15,149 |
| Paraguay | 75% | 9 | 1:804,089 | 6,114 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Hungary | 89% | 8 | 1:1,223,971 | 3,159 |
| Russia | 75% | 8 | 1:18,029,213 | 55,117 |
| Switzerland | 61% | 7 | 1:1,173,357 | 12,989 |
| Honduras | - | 6 | 1:1,469,578 | 13,832 |
| Ireland | 75% | 5 | 1:928,704 | 6,907 |
| Belize | 100% | 5 | 1:70,862 | 4,575 |
| Curaçao | - | 5 | 1:31,161 | 859 |
| Palestine | 100% | 5 | 1:910,012 | 3,841 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Greece | 75% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Guatemala | - | 4 | 1:4,027,107 | 7,742 |
| Laos | - | 4 | 1:1,646,714 | 900 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Saint Martin | - | 4 | 1:8,936 | 133 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Argentina | 50% | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 2 | 1:412,464 | 4,948 |
| Chile | 50% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Uganda | 50% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Czechia | 50% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Ghana | 100% | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Laï (11), Laí (2) & Laî (1) are calculated separately.
Lai (3,581,809) may also be a surname.
Lai Forename Popularity
Lai Demographics
Average Male Lai Height
170.91 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 220 (2014)
Average Female Lai Height
161 cm
Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 24 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laï | 89 | 11 | / |
| Laí | 89 | 2 | / |
| Laî | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lais | 86 | 119,935 | / |
| Laid | 86 | 84,630 | / |
| Laia | 86 | 35,666 | / |
| Laiz | 86 | 6,131 | / |
| Laji | 86 | 5,417 | / |
| Layi | 86 | 3,796 | / |
| Laie | 86 | 1,209 | / |
| Laio | 86 | 1,123 | / |
| Laai | 86 | 1,079 | / |
| Lait | 86 | 581 | / |
| Laij | 86 | 409 | / |
| Liai | 86 | 328 | / |
| Laip | 86 | 210 | / |
| Laii | 86 | 194 | / |
| Lhai | 86 | 114 | / |
| Laiu | 86 | 81 | / |
| Laiy | 86 | 78 | / |
| Laih | 86 | 73 | / |
| Lyai | 86 | 26 | / |
| Llai | 86 | 7 | / |
| Hlai | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lgai | 86 | 4 | / |
| Li | 80 | 13,166,162 | / |
| La | 80 | 857,170 | / |
| Laiat | 75 | 58,985 | / |
| Liaia | 75 | 19,626 | / |
| Lahai | 75 | 10,895 | / |
| Laihu | 75 | 3,285 | / |
| Lajie | 75 | 1,502 | / |
| Lahiy | 75 | 1,149 | / |
| Lahia | 75 | 993 | / |
| Laish | 75 | 779 | / |
| Lhais | 75 | 561 | / |
| Laiad | 75 | 387 | / |
| Lahiu | 75 | 376 | / |
| Laiha | 75 | 331 | / |
| Laihe | 75 | 325 | / |
| Laich | 75 | 228 | / |
| Lawie | 75 | 139 | / |
| Lajiy | 75 | 118 | / |
| Laggi | 75 | 91 | / |
| Lajij | 75 | 89 | / |
| Laaji | 75 | 77 | / |
| Laiyo | 75 | 70 | / |
| Lagie | 75 | 69 | / |
| Laiss | 75 | 66 | / |
| Laiah | 75 | 63 | / |
| Lauie | 75 | 55 | / |
| Laiht | 75 | 54 | / |
| Laied | 75 | 54 | / |
| Laihi | 75 | 51 | / |
| Layip | 75 | 46 | / |
| Laios | 75 | 41 | / |
| Laius | 75 | 38 | / |
| Lajih | 75 | 37 | / |
| Laiph | 75 | 36 | / |
| Layis | 75 | 34 | / |
| Laaid | 75 | 34 | / |
| Lahio | 75 | 31 | / |
| Laihy | 75 | 31 | / |
| Laiet | 75 | 30 | / |
| Lahei | 75 | 29 | / |
| Layit | 75 | 28 | / |
| Liaji | 75 | 26 | / |
| Laiio | 75 | 25 | / |
| Lahij | 75 | 25 | / |
| Laias | 75 | 24 | / |
| Laiho | 75 | 23 | / |
| Laiis | 75 | 22 | / |
| Lhaiz | 75 | 18 | / |
| Layid | 75 | 16 | / |
| Laije | 75 | 15 | / |
| Laais | 75 | 15 | / |
| Lahji | 75 | 14 | / |
| Laies | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lajio | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lhaji | 75 | 13 | / |
| Layie | 75 | 13 | / |
| Lauia | 75 | 11 | / |
| Laiou | 75 | 11 | / |
| Laiys | 75 | 11 | / |
| Liayi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Laaia | 75 | 10 | / |
| Lyaia | 75 | 8 | / |
| L'Aid | 75 | 6 | / |
| Layih | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hlayi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Layyi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Layiy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Laiit | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lajii | 75 | 4 | / |
| Laiau | 75 | 4 | / |
| Liait | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lhayi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Laizz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lahii | 75 | 4 | / |
| Layij | 75 | 3 | / |
| Laiaa | 75 | 3 | / |
| La'ie | 75 | 3 | / |
| Laayi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Laiie | 75 | 3 | / |
| Laiip | 75 | 3 | / |
| Llaid | 75 | 3 | / |
| Llait | 75 | 3 | / |
| Llaji | 75 | 3 | / |
| Llais | 75 | 3 | / |
| Laids | 75 | 3 | / |
| Laaiz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Laidd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Liaih | 75 | 2 | / |
| Liais | 75 | 2 | / |
| Layhi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Loaia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Llayi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Laidh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Laidz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Laiid | 75 | 2 | / |
| Laiyy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lai'i | 75 | 2 | / |
| La'ai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Laait | 75 | 2 | / |
| Laiee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Laiiz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lyaie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lhaio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Láais | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llaie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Layio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liaid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhait | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhaiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laaie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laaih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laioh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laioo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laiot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laisj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laist | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laits | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laiut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laihj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laihs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laiih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laiiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laijj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laizs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lai'a | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyaii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llaai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyaid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlais | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laijs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laaai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyaai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lei | 67 | 7,902,269 | / |
| Lea | 67 | 369,886 | / |
| Lia | 67 | 334,929 | / |
| Loi | 67 | 250,477 | / |
| Lie | 67 | 236,884 | / |
| Liz | 67 | 188,175 | / |
| Lay | 67 | 141,099 | / |
| Hla | 67 | 138,541 | / |
| Lis | 67 | 64,461 | / |
| Lat | 67 | 59,158 | / |
| Lap | 67 | 42,251 | / |
| Lad | 67 | 28,490 | / |
| Léa | 67 | 22,732 | / |
| Lau | 67 | 22,725 | / |
| Lui | 67 | 14,175 | / |
| Lae | 67 | 12,600 | / |
| Lya | 67 | 11,714 | / |
| Las | 67 | 11,633 | / |
| Lio | 67 | 8,346 | / |
| Lip | 67 | 7,901 | / |
| Lah | 67 | 7,074 | / |
| Lih | 67 | 6,346 | / |
| Loa | 67 | 5,322 | / |
| Lit | 67 | 4,395 | / |
| Laz | 67 | 4,171 | / |
| Laj | 67 | 3,501 | / |
| Laa | 67 | 2,427 | / |
| Lla | 67 | 1,431 | / |
| Lii | 67 | 1,417 | / |
| Lèa | 67 | 783 | / |
| Lid | 67 | 776 | / |
| Lga | 67 | 589 | / |
| Lha | 67 | 529 | / |
| Laihou | 67 | 399 | / |
| Lahaji | 67 | 398 | / |
| Laiosh | 67 | 371 | / |
| Lli | 67 | 347 | / |
| Liy | 67 | 286 | / |
| Lajith | 67 | 227 | / |
| Laihee | 67 | 180 | / |
| Lóa | 67 | 158 | / |
| Laihat | 67 | 110 | / |
| Lij | 67 | 109 | / |
| Lêa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Layihe | 67 | 102 | / |
| Hli | 67 | 77 | / |
| Lyi | 67 | 68 | / |
| Lhi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lgi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lúa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Laihuo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Llaiah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Llayit | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lìa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Laihah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Layhip | 67 | 11 | / |
| Laieth | 67 | 10 | / |
| Øli | 67 | 8 | / |
| Laugie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Laiees | 67 | 7 | / |
| Liù | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laihut | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lahiah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Layith | 67 | 5 | / |
| Llaiat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Laiush | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlaith | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lauhiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Layitt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laujit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laggia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laiech | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laihau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liahei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laihaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Layish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laë | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lahaie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Layhie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laihad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laihoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lahieh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laiaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laagie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lói | 67 | 2 | / |
| Əli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geelai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lajaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lòa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laihie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ɛli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ɵli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Șla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Åla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlawie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlhaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lãa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lôa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lùa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyjaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llaiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layhis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liahia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgaiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhaiis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhajid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhauiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leauie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laahia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laaich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laajis | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'A | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiths | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laitss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiuue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laieed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laihap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laihas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laihid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laihij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laihoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laihop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laihyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lajich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiahd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uanlai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlahio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlayis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhaais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhahai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahgie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahiud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiyth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laaaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lujaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaiss | 67 | 1 | / |
Lai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lai in the Russian language | ||
| Лаи | lai | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- 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 Lai