Kerai Surname
Approximately 20,524 people bear this surname
Kerai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17,369 | 1:44,163 | 3,082 |
| England | 1,943 | 1:28,676 | 3,872 |
| Algeria | 336 | 1:114,975 | 16,442 |
| Papua New Guinea | 262 | 1:31,121 | 3,577 |
| Pakistan | 93 | 1:1,920,902 | 18,821 |
| Wales | 89 | 1:34,770 | 3,467 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| United States | 78 | 1:4,646,909 | 242,363 |
| Malaysia | 50 | 1:589,884 | 28,692 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| Seychelles | 35 | 1:2,640 | 506 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Kérai (5) & Keraï (2) are calculated separately.
Kerai (885) may also be a first name.
Kerai Demographics
Average Kerai Salary in
United States
$49,821 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kerai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kerai (Hindi: केराई, Marathi: केराई, Oriya: େକରାଇ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Kérai or Keraï. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kerai.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,213th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 355,074 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Kerai live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kerai is also the 273,274th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 885 people.
The last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 17,369 people, or 1 in 44,163. In India Kerai is most frequent in: Jharkhand, where 63 percent are found, Gujarat, where 27 percent are found and Odisha, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and Algeria, where 2 percent are found.
Kerai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Kerai are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kerai earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.98% less than the national average, earning R 45,204 per year and in United States they earn 15.46% more than the national average, earning $49,821 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kerai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerai in the Oriya language | ||
| େକରାଇ | ekara'i | 95.06 |
| ରବି | rabi | 0.55 |
| ରାଇ | ra'i | 0.11 |
| କାଏରୀ | ka'eri | 0.11 |
| ରଶି | rasi | 0.11 |
| କିରାଇ | kira'i | 0.11 |
| େରତ | erata | 0.11 |
| Kerai in the Marathi language | ||
| केराई | kera'i | 93.81 |
| केरई | kera'i | 6.19 |
| Kerai in the Hindi language | ||
| केराई | kera'i | 72.73 |
| केरई | kera'i | 20.45 |
| केराइ | kera'i | 4.55 |
| केरइ | kera'i | 2.27 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kerai
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