Larai Surname
Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname
Larai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 939 | 1:188,650 | 11,449 |
| Cameroon | 104 | 1:199,703 | 20,621 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Pakistan | 43 | 1:4,154,509 | 29,278 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
Larai (19,621) may also be a first name.
Larai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Larai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Larai (Marathi: लाराई, Russian: Лараи) is found most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Larai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 310,758th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,012,827 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Larai live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 38,385th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 19,621 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 939 people, or 1 in 188,650. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 36 percent are found, Sokoto, where 26 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Larai occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Larai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Larai in the Marathi language | ||
| लाराई | lara'i | 75 |
| लराई | lara'i | 25 |
| Larai in the Russian language | ||
| Лараи | larai | - |
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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 Larai
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