Lilai Surname
Approximately 1,100 people bear this surname
Lilai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 479 | 1:110,525 | 10,657 |
| Taiwan | 398 | 1:58,906 | 630 |
| Thailand | 98 | 1:720,799 | 118,830 |
| Israel | 41 | 1:208,723 | 20,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Lilai (525) may also be a first name.
Lilai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lilai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lilai (Bengali: লিলই, Hindi: लिलई, Marathi: िललाई, Oriya: ଲିଲାଇ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lilai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lilai is the 335,329th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,625,042 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Lilai are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 368,302nd most widely held first name globally, borne by 525 people.
Lilai is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 479 people, or 1 in 110,525. In Tanzania Lilai is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 92 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Lilai exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 36 percent reside and Thailand, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lilai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lilai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିଲାଇ | lila'i | 85.71 |
| ଲିଳାଇ | lila'i | 14.29 |
| Lilai in the Hindi language | ||
| लिलई | lila'i | 66.67 |
| लीलई | lila'i | 16.67 |
| लीलै | lilai | 11.11 |
| लिलाई | lila'i | 5.56 |
| Lilai in the Bengali language | ||
| লিলই | lila'i | 57.14 |
| লিলাই | lila'i | 42.86 |
| Lilai in the Marathi language | ||
| िललाई | ilala'i | 37.5 |
| लिलाई | lila'i | 25 |
| लिलई | lila'i | 25 |
| िललई | ilala'i | 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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- 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 Lilai
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