Jorai Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Jorai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 147 | 1:8,799 | 1,852 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 1:97,427 | 6,588 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Jorai (392) may also be a first name.
Jorai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jorai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jorai (Hindi: जोरई, Marathi: जोरई, Oriya: େଜାରାଇ) is carried by more people in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jorai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 855,216th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name Jorai occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Jorai live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 436,979th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 392 people.
This last name is most common in Mauritius, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 8,799. In Mauritius Jorai is most common in: Pamplemousses District, where 100 percent reside. Besides Mauritius Jorai is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jorai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jorai in the Hindi language | ||
| जोरई | jora'i | 94.62 |
| जोरइ | jora'i | 3.85 |
| जोराई | jora'i | 1.54 |
| Jorai in the Marathi language | ||
| जोरई | jora'i | 83.33 |
| कोरी | kori | 16.67 |
| Jorai in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜାରାଇ | ejara'i | 62.5 |
| େଯାରାଈ | eyara'i | 12.5 |
| େଯାରାଇ | eyara'i | 12.5 |
| ଶାି | sai | 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 Jorai
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