Dai Surname

117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,941,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Dai Surname User-submission:

This is a Chinese surname, meaning 'very' or 'extreme'.

Dai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China4,758,1511:28761
Taiwan77,2881:30348
Vietnam28,8051:3,216163
India16,0731:47,7243,299
Thailand10,0191:7,050299
Japan8,2771:15,4461,893
United States6,2591:57,9106,866
Indonesia5,5581:23,7942,860
Hong Kong4,9051:1,496136
Singapore3,6981:1,489177
Iran2,3431:32,7713,917
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Algeria1,7731:21,7893,973
Canada1,7651:20,8762,878
Papua New Guinea1,3001:6,272407
Cameroon1,2681:16,3792,250
Australia1,0091:26,7553,639
Macau8191:735133
France7861:84,50712,003
Italy7031:86,99415,072
Spain6441:72,5966,397
Burkina Faso6411:28,6301,685
Brazil5991:357,38613,693
Turkey5121:151,99511,985
England3911:142,50113,810
Malaysia3851:76,6085,472
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Israel2941:29,1084,175
United Arab Emirates2791:32,8403,537
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Germany2481:324,61932,384
Tanzania2421:218,76718,242
Iraq1831:191,3754,515
Pakistan1791:998,01112,969
Albania1721:16,9422,981
Benin1701:60,7987,501
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
Nigeria1551:1,142,85746,821
Philippines1541:657,39168,667
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Greece1311:84,57914,285
Uganda971:402,46725,105
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Nepal891:320,0113,609
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Sweden831:118,6368,469
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Suriname771:7,1771,738
Cambodia731:212,1533,101
Afghanistan661:487,1696,248
Belgium661:174,19223,583
Ecuador661:240,9988,378
Norway601:85,70511,873
Ivory Coast591:391,03813,490
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Wales551:56,2645,128
Solomon Islands521:11,1541,975
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Chile341:518,13213,148
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Niger211:913,90620,544
Tunisia201:30,5314,563
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Austria161:532,21549,801
Guam161:10,0081,526
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
South Korea141:3,660,018674
Belize121:29,6232,063
Finland121:458,05828,977
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Guyana111:69,2935,568
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Panama51:782,45211,059
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tonga11:107,313791

The alternate forms: Daï (95), Daî (21), Daí (2), Dại (1) & Daì (1) are calculated separately.

Dai (140,558) may also be a first name.

Dai Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Chinese surname, meaning 'very' or 'extreme'.

- voltairis

Dai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dai Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dai (Arabic: داي, Bengali: দই, Georgian: დაი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎ, Hindi: डाई, Marathi: डाई, Oriya: ଦଇ, Russian: Даи, Tibetan: དའི་) is found in China more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Daï, Daî, Daí, Dại or Daì. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 117th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,475 people. The surname Dai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dai reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 7,442nd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 140,558 people.

It is most common in China, where it is held by 4,758,151 people, or 1 in 287. Aside from China Dai occurs in 134 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 2 percent reside and Vietnam, where 1 percent reside.

Dai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (67%) in Kenya, Sunni (60%) in Lebanon and Muslim (50%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Dai surname are 8.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.42% less than the national average, earning €9,182 per year; in Norway they earn 24.84% less than the national average, earning 260,120 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,885 per year; in South Africa they earn 70.53% less than the national average, earning R 70,032 per year; in Vietnam they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning 86,209,300 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 17.67% more than the national average, earning $50,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $53,549 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daï8995/
Daî8921/
Daí892/
Dại891/
Daì891/
Dais8613,770/
Dayi8612,680/
Daji865,974/
Daie865,304/
Daiz864,689/
Dait863,262/
Daia863,151/
Daio862,987/
Daid862,190/
Dhai86963/
Daii86507/
Daiu86401/
Daiß86368/
Daih86343/
Daiy86194/
Daip86185/
Daai86127/
Daić8697/
Daği8684/
Daij8626/
Tdai8622/
Daič8617/
Hdai8615/
Dgai864/
Ddai863/
D'Ai862/
Daiç861/
Di801,965,708/
Da80153,886/
Dahia755,640/
Dayio754,140/
Daish752,300/
Dhait75836/
Daiyo75724/
Dhaid75704/
Doaia75702/
Dayie75664/
Daich75655/
Daiss75427/
Daiuh75397/
Daggi75377/
Dahiy75317/
Dahai75288/
Ddaio75278/
Dayit75267/
Daiah75264/
Daiho75232/
Daiha75179/
Daios75152/
Dahio75145/
Dajio75119/
Dahiu75118/
Dajie7587/
Dhaiy7582/
Dayis7581/
Daiou7568/
Dawie7560/
Dahii7551/
Daije7550/
Daias7548/
Daaji7547/
Dhaji7546/
Daies7539/
Daiee7533/
Dayid7532/
Dhayi7531/
Dahij7526/
Daicz7526/
Dagie7525/
Daiod7524/
Daisd7523/
Daihi7519/
Daiez7519/
Dhais7518/
Dhaia7518/
Dayih7517/
Dajih7517/
Daieh7515/
Daihe7515/
Dayip7514/
Daids7513/
Daitt7511/
Dahgi7511/
Daioe7511/
Daiad7510/
Daist7510/
Dahyi7510/
Daaid759/
Daiaa759/
Daitš759/
Daihu759/
Da'ai759/
Dai'i758/
Daiup758/
Dhaij757/
Daiud757/
Dai'u757/
Dajiy756/
Dhaai756/
Dhaii756/
Daius756/
Dahei756/
Daiat756/
Dajii756/
Daiaz755/
Daayi755/
Daits755/
Daais754/
Dauia754/
Dahji754/
Daaia754/
Daiid753/
Dauio753/
Dayii753/
Daijh753/
Dhaio753/
Daiit752/
Dayhi752/
Daioh752/
Daiis752/
Dauie752/
Dajiz752/
Hdais752/
Hdaia752/
Dgaia751/
Daait751/
Daiio751/
Dajij751/
Dayiy751/
Daaii751/
Thdai751/
Daiap751/
Daiau751/
Daaiz751/
Dhaip751/
Dhdai751/
Daied751/
Daiii751/
Daiie751/
Da'ei751/
Da'ie751/
Dhaiz751/
Hdaio751/
Das6712,401,897/
Dei67594,552/
Dad67463,053/
Day67264,068/
Dau67183,025/
Doi67140,806/
Dah67137,362/
Dioaia67109,994/
Dip6785,491/
Dağ6775,898/
Dat6740,788/
Die6724,779/
Dit6719,545/
Dio6718,836/
Daş6715,324/
Dea6713,620/
Doa6712,761/
Diz679,533/
Dha679,182/
Dis674,667/
Daz674,413/
Daa674,100/
Dui673,795/
Dae673,256/
Daj673,150/
Dhi672,011/
Dap671,452/
Dih671,308/
Dhaije671,223/
Did671,150/
Dii671,148/
Dahait67945/
Hda67773/
Hdayit67712/
Ddi67599/
Diy67565/
Daitch67475/
Hdi67382/
Dda67329/
Dhaish67284/
Ddahio67271/
Dgi67122/
Daggia6794/
Dahiot6788/
Dyi6769/
Dahais6768/
Daß6755/
Daihyo6753/
Dauies6748/
Dayish6742/
Tdi6740/
Diľ6736/
D'A6732/
Dhawie6727/
Dij6726/
Daitsh6724/
Daš6724/
Dga6720/
Déa6720/
Tda6719/
Dajioh6719/
Dahiez6716/
Dhaggi6713/
Daihat6713/
Daihou6712/
Deauio6710/
Dhaich679/
Daahiy678/
Dhaait677/
Daç677/
Dhahia676/
Dahias676/
Diß676/
Dajich676/
Daawie676/
Dohaia676/
Ddaiah675/
Dayich675/
Daiggi675/
Dahiod675/
Døi675/
Daiaia675/
Dhaiph674/
Dhaiet674/
Daahiu674/
Dhahio674/
Dhaiah673/
Daihes673/
Dahaji673/
Dahjio673/
Daihod673/
Dayije672/
Dhayit672/
Dhahiy672/
Dahiet672/
Dói672/
Daihop672/
Diț672/
Dahaia672/
Daihip672/
Daugie671/
Dhaiat671/
Dhayhi671/
Daahia671/
Dahaai671/
Daheit671/
Dahiah671/
Daiová671/
Dayieh671/
Daijhe671/
Daiihe671/
Dêa671/
Déi671/
Ådi671/
Ïda671/
Dooaia671/
Diĺ671/
Diș671/
Dayhit671/
Dahaih671/
Daicht671/
Daahie671/
D'Ahia671/
D'Aish671/
D'I671/
Dáa671/
Deyaia671/
Dhahai671/
Dhaiee671/
Dhaiha671/
Dhaiis671/
Dhajiy671/
Dhayie671/
Dhauia671/
Daihuo671/
Daiash671/
Daiaya671/
Daieep671/
Daihah671/
Daiood671/
Dejaia671/
Dhaiyo671/
Dahaie670/

Dai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dai in the Georgian language
დაიdai-
Dai in the Bengali language
দইda'i-
Dai in the Tibetan language
དའི་75
གྲའི་dré25
Dai in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎja66.67
ﺩﺍﻋﻲday33.33
Dai in the Oriya language
ଦଇda'i50.79
ଦାଇda'i35.45
ଦଈda'i3.53
ଦାଈda'i3.17
େଦଇeda'i2.82
Dai in the Marathi language
डाईda'i46.76
दाईda'i28.06
दाइda'i10.79
दैdai6.47
डैdai3.6
Dai in the Hindi language
डाईda'i38.97
दईda'i34.49
देईde'i17.89
दाईda'i5.15
दैdai0.21
डैdai0.16
डाीdai0.05
दाीdai0.03
दािdai0.03
डा़ईdai0.03
Dai in the Russian language
Даиdai-
Dai in the Arabic language
دايday-

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