Erai Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Erai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 115 | 1:70,902 | 9,258 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Erai (308) may also be a first name.
Erai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Erai (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻋﻲ, Marathi: फ़ेरई, Oriya: ଏରାଇ) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Erai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,305,105th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. Erai occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Erai reside; 66 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 66 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Erai is also the 501,377th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 308 people.
The surname Erai is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 70,902. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Northern, where 39 percent live, Chimbu, where 17 percent live and Central, where 12 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Erai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Erai in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻋﻲ | alray | - |
| Erai in the Marathi language | ||
| फ़ेरई | fera'i | - |
| Erai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏରାଇ | era'i | 87.5 |
| ଏରାଈ | era'i | 12.5 |
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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 Erai
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