Cherai Surname
Approximately 516 people bear this surname
Cherai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 107 | 1:144,283 | 18,537 |
| Algeria | 76 | 1:508,310 | 37,383 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Cheraï (1) are calculated separately.
Cherai (257) may also be a first name.
Cherai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cherai (Hindi: चेरई, Marathi: चेराई, Oriya: େଚରାଇ) occurs most in Morocco. It can also be found as: Cheraï. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherai? popularity and diffusion
Cherai is the 601,907th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,123,151 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Cherai reside; 68 percent reside in North Africa and 68 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 555,528th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 257 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Beside Morocco Cherai occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent live and Algeria, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cherai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherai in the Marathi language | ||
| चेराई | cera'i | - |
| Cherai in the Hindi language | ||
| चेरई | cera'i | 85.71 |
| चेरइ | cera'i | 7.14 |
| चेराई | cera'i | 7.14 |
| Cherai in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚରାଇ | ecara'i | 50 |
| େଚରଇ | ecara'i | 50 |
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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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- 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 Cherai
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