Garai Surname
Approximately 157,789 people bear this surname
Garai Surname User-submission:
Garay (Basque surname) means in Basque "height" or "peak".
Garay (Hungarian surname) was the surname of the House Of Garai (were the Hungarian Garay evolved). It was a noble family of Hungary that controlled the town of Csesznek during the 14th and 15th centuries.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 150,761 | 1:5,088 | 457 |
| Hungary | 3,291 | 1:2,983 | 345 |
| Zimbabwe | 741 | 1:20,834 | 3,105 |
| Malaysia | 629 | 1:46,891 | 3,734 |
| Spain | 546 | 1:85,626 | 7,272 |
| Slovakia | 257 | 1:20,764 | 3,301 |
| Brazil | 229 | 1:934,822 | 33,394 |
| United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
| Papua New Guinea | 143 | 1:57,019 | 7,266 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Serbia | 120 | 1:59,541 | 5,566 |
| Chile | 118 | 1:149,292 | 5,109 |
| Romania | 113 | 1:177,680 | 18,230 |
| Colombia | 79 | 1:604,735 | 7,577 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Czechia | 51 | 1:208,499 | 29,840 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Peru | 18 | 1:1,765,785 | 23,952 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
The alternate forms: Garaï (4) are calculated separately.
Garai (1,759) may also be a first name.
Garai Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Garay (Basque surname) means in Basque "height" or "peak".
Garay (Hungarian surname) was the surname of the House Of Garai (were the Hungarian Garay evolved). It was a noble family of Hungary that controlled the town of Csesznek during the 14th and 15th centuries.
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Garai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Garai (Bengali: গরাই, Georgian: გარაი, Hindi: गरई, Marathi: गराई, Oriya: ଗରାଇ, Russian: Гараи) is found most in India. It may also occur in the variant forms: Garaï. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,555th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,185 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Garai are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 182,573rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,759 people.
The last name Garai is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 150,761 people, or 1 in 5,088. In India it is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 98 percent reside, Bihar, where 1 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Garai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Garai are 15.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.97% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Garai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.58% more than the national average, earning 420,775 kr per year; in Peru they earn 46.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,314 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.94% less than the national average, earning R 88,068 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.4% more than the national average, earning $28,243,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.58% more than the national average, earning $52,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.03% less than the national average, earning $45,196 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garai in the Georgian language | ||
| გარაი | garai | - |
| Garai in the Bengali language | ||
| গরাই | gara'i | - |
| Garai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗରାଇ | gara'i | 77.42 |
| ଗାରାଇ | gara'i | 14.52 |
| ଗଡାଇ | gada'i | 3.23 |
| ଗେରଇ | gera'i | 1.61 |
| Garai in the Marathi language | ||
| गराई | gara'i | 66.2 |
| गरई | gara'i | 18.31 |
| गराय | garaya | 5.63 |
| गराइ | gara'i | 4.23 |
| गाराई | gara'i | 2.82 |
| गोराई | gora'i | 1.41 |
| गारई | gara'i | 1.41 |
| Garai in the Hindi language | ||
| गरई | gara'i | 58.06 |
| गराई | gara'i | 12.9 |
| भागरथी | bhagarathi | 8.06 |
| गडाई | gada'i | 6.45 |
| भगरथी | bhagarathi | 4.84 |
| गाराइ | gara'i | 1.61 |
| गराइ | gara'i | 1.61 |
| गराड | garada | 1.61 |
| गारै | garai | 1.61 |
| Garai in the Russian language | ||
| Гараи | garai | - |
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