Dalai Surname
Approximately 139,642 people bear this surname
Dalai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 129,173 | 1:5,938 | 524 |
| Iran | 7,683 | 1:9,994 | 1,348 |
| Mongolia | 1,329 | 1:2,126 | 421 |
| Thailand | 604 | 1:116,951 | 17,367 |
| Italy | 254 | 1:240,774 | 32,744 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Indonesia | 116 | 1:1,140,079 | 81,531 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Romania | 27 | 1:743,625 | 50,353 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Dalaï (1) are calculated separately.
Dalai (2,644) may also be a first name.
Dalai Demographics
Dalai Political Affiliation
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Dalai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dalai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dalai (Arabic: دلاي, Bengali: দলই, Hindi: दलई, Marathi: दलाई, Oriya: ଦଳାଇ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Dalaï. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dalai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,025th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 52,187 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dalai live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 142,775th most frequent first name in the world, held by 2,644 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 129,173 people, or 1 in 5,938. In India Dalai is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 68 percent live, West Bengal, where 26 percent live and Jharkhand, where 2 percent live. Outside of India Dalai occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 6 percent live and Mongolia, where 1 percent live.
Dalai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Dalai are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.
Dalai earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $43,778 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dalai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dalai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦଳାଇ | dala'i | 91.58 |
| ଦଲାଇ | dala'i | 3.74 |
| ଦଳାଈ | dala'i | 1.49 |
| ଦେଳଇ | dela'i | 1.09 |
| ଦଳଇ | dala'i | 0.08 |
| ଦଲାଈ | dala'i | 0.07 |
| ଦାଳାଇ | dala'i | 0.07 |
| ଦେଲଇ | dela'i | 0.05 |
| ଦଳ | dala | 0.01 |
| ଦେଳଈ | dela'i | 0.01 |
| ମହାି | mahai | 0.01 |
| ଦଳଈ | dala'i | 0.01 |
| ମାଳତୀ | malati | 0.01 |
| ଦାଲାଇ | dala'i | 0.01 |
| ଦାସ | dasa | 0.01 |
| ଦଲଇ | dala'i | 0.01 |
| େଦଇ | eda'i | 0.01 |
| ଜୟଶୀ | jayasi | 0 |
| କାଳୀ | kali | 0 |
| ବଳବ | balaba | 0 |
| ରଜନୀ | rajani | 0 |
| ବାସି | basi | 0 |
| ସାହାଣୀ | sahani | 0 |
| ଦଳାଇ଼ | dala'i | 0 |
| ରାଣୀ | rani | 0 |
| ଦଲାୟୀ | dalayi | 0 |
| ପଲାଇ | pala'i | 0 |
| ଦାଲଇ | dala'i | 0 |
| ଜାଲିଆ | jali'a | 0 |
| ମୁଳି | muli | 0 |
| ଦମୟି | damayi | 0 |
| ଅହଲା | ahala | 0 |
| ବିାଳ | biala | 0 |
| ଅତସି | atasi | 0 |
| ଡଲି | dali | 0 |
| ଦଳାି | dalai | 0 |
| ଜାଲି | jali | 0 |
| ଲିଲି | lili | 0 |
| ମତି | mati | 0 |
| ବଗୀ | bagi | 0 |
| ସାରୀ | sari | 0 |
| ନ୍ାରାଣୀ | narani | 0 |
| ରବି | rabi | 0 |
| ଲକ୍ଷି | laksi | 0 |
| ବନାନି | banani | 0 |
| ନଳିନୀ | nalini | 0 |
| ଦଳାଏ | dala'e | 0 |
| ଜାଇ | ja'i | 0 |
| ଜୟି | jayi | 0 |
| ଡାଳିଆ | dali'a | 0 |
| ଅଶାି | asai | 0 |
| ନ୍ାମୟୀ | namayi | 0 |
| ପୁାଳୀ | puali | 0 |
| ଡଲଇ | dala'i | 0 |
| ବତୀ | bati | 0 |
| ଡଳାଇ | dala'i | 0 |
| ମାଳତି | malati | 0 |
| କାଳି | kali | 0 |
| ଦାଶ | dasa | 0 |
| ଲକ୍ଷୀ | laksi | 0 |
| ଡଲାଇ | dala'i | 0 |
| ଆାରାଇ | aara'i | 0 |
| ଦାଳଇ | dala'i | 0 |
| େଦଈ | eda'i | 0 |
| ପେଲଇ | pela'i | 0 |
| Dalai in the Bengali language | ||
| দলই | dala'i | 73.08 |
| ডালই | dala'i | 15.38 |
| দলাই | dala'i | 7.69 |
| দালই | dala'i | 3.85 |
| Dalai in the Marathi language | ||
| दलाई | dala'i | 72.16 |
| दलई | dala'i | 19.02 |
| दळाई | dala'i | 2.38 |
| डलाई | dala'i | 2.04 |
| डलई | dala'i | 1.36 |
| दलाइ | dala'i | 0.85 |
| डालइ | dala'i | 0.34 |
| दळवी | dalavi | 0.34 |
| दळई | dala'i | 0.34 |
| दलाल | dalala | 0.34 |
| दलइ | dala'i | 0.34 |
| दालई | dala'i | 0.34 |
| Dalai in the Hindi language | ||
| दलई | dala'i | 47.03 |
| डलई | dala'i | 36.26 |
| दलाई | dala'i | 10.48 |
| दलइ | dala'i | 1.42 |
| डलइ | dala'i | 0.85 |
| दलाइ | dala'i | 0.57 |
| डालाी | dalai | 0.57 |
| डालइ | dala'i | 0.28 |
| दलै | dalai | 0.28 |
| डलाई | dala'i | 0.28 |
| डाली | dali | 0.28 |
| दालाई | dala'i | 0.28 |
| दलड़ी | dalari | 0.28 |
| Dalai in the Arabic language | ||
| دلاي | dlay | - |
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