Jerai Surname
Approximately 6,354 people bear this surname
Jerai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,303 | 1:121,698 | 7,865 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Jerai (89) may also be a first name.
Jerai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jerai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jerai (Bengali: জেরাই, Hindi: जेराई, Marathi: जेराई, Oriya: େଜରାଇ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jerai.
How Common Is The Last Name Jerai? popularity and diffusion
Jerai is the 77,042nd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,146,923 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jerai are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Jerai is also the 1,011,231st most common given name worldwide, borne by 89 people.
Jerai is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 6,303 people, or 1 in 121,698. In India it is most prevalent in: Jharkhand, where 54 percent live, Odisha, where 43 percent live and West Bengal, where 2 percent live. Beside India this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jerai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jerai in the Bengali language | ||
| জেরাই | jera'i | - |
| Jerai in the Marathi language | ||
| जेराई | jera'i | - |
| Jerai in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜରାଇ | ejara'i | 87.48 |
| େଯରାଇ | eyara'i | 7.34 |
| ରବି | rabi | 0.6 |
| େଜରଈ | ejarai | 0.3 |
| େଜରଇ | ejarai | 0.25 |
| ରଶୀ | rasi | 0.1 |
| ରାଣୀ | rani | 0.1 |
| ରାଇ | ra'i | 0.05 |
| ଜେରଇ | jera'i | 0.05 |
| ରାନି | rani | 0.05 |
| େରକା | eraka | 0.05 |
| ରବୀ | rabi | 0.05 |
| ବାରି | bari | 0.05 |
| ରାଣି | rani | 0.05 |
| Jerai in the Hindi language | ||
| जेराई | jera'i | 75 |
| जेरई | jera'i | 25 |
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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 Jerai
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