Gayai Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Gayai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gayai (139) may also be a first name.
Gayai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gayai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gayai (Hindi: गायाी, Marathi: गवई) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gayai? popularity and diffusion
Gayai is the 2,414,640th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname Gayai occurs mostly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Gayai are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 784,558th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 139 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Morobe, where 79 percent reside, Northern, where 18 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 27 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gayai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gayai in the Marathi language | ||
| गवई | gava'i | - |
| Gayai in the Hindi language | ||
| गायाी | gayai | 38.89 |
| गायी | gayi | 38.89 |
| गयाी | gayai | 11.11 |
| गयाि | gayai | 5.56 |
| गयाइ | gaya'i | 5.56 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gayai
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