Darai Surname
Approximately 18,538 people bear this surname
Darai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 15,263 | 1:1,866 | 274 |
| India | 1,105 | 1:694,177 | 32,297 |
| Morocco | 988 | 1:34,895 | 5,588 |
| Hungary | 415 | 1:23,654 | 2,630 |
| Thailand | 345 | 1:204,749 | 33,959 |
| Malaysia | 66 | 1:446,882 | 22,856 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| Pakistan | 37 | 1:4,828,213 | 31,875 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Romania | 34 | 1:590,526 | 42,844 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Daraï (14) are calculated separately.
Darai (1,265) may also be a first name.
Darai Demographics
Average Darai Salary in
United States
$43,236 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Darai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Darai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Darai (Bengali: দারই, Hindi: दरई, Marathi: दराई, Oriya: ଦରାଇ) is found most in Nepal. It can also appear in the variant forms: Daraï. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Darai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 28,966th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 393,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Darai live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Darai is also the 221,869th most common given name on earth It is held by 1,265 people.
This surname is most common in Nepal, where it is borne by 15,263 people, or 1 in 1,866. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Narayani, where 46 percent live, Gandaki, where 32 percent live and Lumbini, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nepal this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and Morocco, where 5 percent live.
Darai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Darai last name is principally Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Darai last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Darai earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $43,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $51,424 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Darai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Darai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦରାଇ | dara'i | 91.5 |
| ଡରାଇ | dara'i | 1.7 |
| ଦାରାଇ | dara'i | 1.36 |
| ଡାରାଇ | dara'i | 0.34 |
| େଦଇ | eda'i | 0.34 |
| Darai in the Marathi language | ||
| दराई | dara'i | 77.78 |
| दुराई | dura'i | 11.11 |
| दरै | darai | 5.56 |
| दरई | dara'i | 5.56 |
| Darai in the Hindi language | ||
| दरई | dara'i | 60.53 |
| दराई | dara'i | 34.21 |
| डरई | dara'i | 2.63 |
| राय | raya | 2.63 |
| Darai in the Bengali language | ||
| দারই | dara'i | 50 |
| দরই | dara'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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- 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 Darai
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