Alai Surname
Approximately 11,392 people bear this surname
Alai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 4,383 | 1:17,518 | 2,258 |
| India | 1,693 | 1:453,081 | 23,372 |
| Nigeria | 855 | 1:207,185 | 12,344 |
| United Arab Emirates | 697 | 1:13,145 | 1,622 |
| Papua New Guinea | 451 | 1:18,079 | 1,823 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Iraq | 393 | 1:89,114 | 2,799 |
| Thailand | 325 | 1:217,349 | 36,465 |
| United States | 284 | 1:1,276,264 | 89,780 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Malaysia | 223 | 1:132,261 | 8,530 |
| Indonesia | 177 | 1:747,171 | 57,374 |
| Pakistan | 162 | 1:1,102,740 | 13,721 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Kenya | 121 | 1:381,652 | 21,791 |
| Italy | 95 | 1:643,755 | 57,578 |
| Uganda | 79 | 1:494,168 | 28,468 |
| Niger | 44 | 1:436,182 | 11,913 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Ukraine | 26 | 1:1,750,873 | 130,688 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Azerbaijan | 14 | 1:689,223 | 11,826 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Alaï (15) are calculated separately.
Alai (6,927) may also be a first name.
Alai Demographics
Average Alai Salary in
United States
$53,915 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alai (Arabic: العاي, Bengali: আলই, Georgian: ალაი, Hindi: अलई, Marathi: अलई, Oriya: ଆଲାଇ, Russian: Алаи) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Alaï. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alai is the 45,549th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 639,707 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Alai live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 78,120th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 6,927 people.
The surname Alai is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 4,383 people, or 1 in 17,518. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 24 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 10 percent reside and Ardabil Province, where 7 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name exists in 66 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Alai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Alai last name is primarily Muslim (77%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Alai surname are 7.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.22% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Alai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.8% less than the national average, earning 229,122 kr per year; in United States they earn 24.95% more than the national average, earning $53,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $54,830 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alai in the Georgian language | ||
| ალაი | alai | - |
| Alai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲାଇ | ala'i | 89.65 |
| ଆଲାଈ | ala'i | 3.66 |
| ଆଳାଇ | ala'i | 2.07 |
| ଅଲାଇ | ala'i | 1.59 |
| ଆଲଇ | ala'i | 0.8 |
| ଅଲଇ | ala'i | 0.48 |
| ଅଳାଇ | ala'i | 0.48 |
| ଆଳାଈ | ala'i | 0.48 |
| ଆବାଇ | aba'i | 0.16 |
| ଅଳଇ | ala'i | 0.16 |
| ଆଲଈ | ala'i | 0.16 |
| Alai in the Marathi language | ||
| अलई | ala'i | 87.24 |
| अलाई | ala'i | 8 |
| आलई | ala'i | 2.1 |
| अलै | alai | 0.38 |
| अलइ | ala'i | 0.38 |
| आलइ | ala'i | 0.19 |
| अळई | ala'i | 0.19 |
| आळै | alai | 0.19 |
| आलाई | ala'i | 0.19 |
| अलाइ | ala'i | 0.1 |
| Alai in the Bengali language | ||
| আলই | ala'i | 75 |
| আলাই | ala'i | 25 |
| Alai in the Hindi language | ||
| अलई | ala'i | 48.39 |
| अली | ali | 17.2 |
| अलाई | ala'i | 13.98 |
| अलाी | alai | 7.53 |
| अलै | alai | 5.38 |
| अलइ | ala'i | 3.23 |
| अलि | ali | 2.15 |
| आलई | ala'i | 1.08 |
| आलै | alai | 1.08 |
| Alai in the Russian language | ||
| Алаи | alai | - |
| Alai in the Arabic language | ||
| العاي | alay | - |
| علاي | lay | - |
| الاعي | alay | - |
| الاي | alay | - |
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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
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- 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 Alai
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