Marai Surname
Approximately 9,229 people bear this surname
Marai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,166 | 1:354,139 | 19,309 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,360 | 1:5,995 | 378 |
| Egypt | 885 | 1:103,882 | 8,743 |
| Italy | 759 | 1:80,575 | 14,059 |
| Syria | 746 | 1:25,873 | 1,753 |
| Pakistan | 582 | 1:306,948 | 6,389 |
| Kenya | 462 | 1:99,956 | 8,760 |
| Kuwait | 337 | 1:11,278 | 1,556 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Lesotho | 272 | 1:7,473 | 1,625 |
| South Africa | 184 | 1:294,444 | 28,524 |
| United Arab Emirates | 140 | 1:65,445 | 6,155 |
| Lebanon | 114 | 1:49,448 | 4,127 |
| Yemen | 110 | 1:240,230 | 9,114 |
| Tanzania | 76 | 1:696,600 | 40,185 |
| Indonesia | 75 | 1:1,763,323 | 114,023 |
| Argentina | 74 | 1:577,614 | 41,358 |
| Malaysia | 70 | 1:421,346 | 21,816 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Hungary | 55 | 1:178,478 | 15,519 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| Jordan | 28 | 1:315,801 | 11,232 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Tunisia | 23 | 1:26,549 | 4,038 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Palestine | 11 | 1:413,532 | 12,017 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Márai (141) & Maraí (1) are calculated separately.
Marai (4,627) may also be a first name.
Marai Demographics
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Marai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marai (Arabic: مراعي, Bengali: মারই, Hindi: मरई, Marathi: मरई, Oriya: ମରାଇ) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear in the variant forms: Márai or Maraí. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 55,091st most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 789,635 people. Marai occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Marai are found; 30 percent are found in South Asia and 23 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Marai is also the 100,835th most common forename in the world It is held by 4,627 people.
The surname Marai is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 2,166 people, or 1 in 354,139. In India it is most numerous in: Odisha, where 48 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 36 percent are found and Assam, where 6 percent are found. Aside from India this surname occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and Egypt, where 10 percent are found.
Marai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Marai surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (68%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Marai are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Marai earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.85% less than the national average, earning R 100,176 per year; in United States they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $45,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.53% more than the national average, earning $69,322 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marai in the Oriya language | ||
| ମରାଇ | mara'i | 93.49 |
| ମରାଈ | mara'i | 2.6 |
| ମେରଇ | mera'i | 2.21 |
| ମାରାଇ | mara'i | 0.52 |
| ମାରଇ | mara'i | 0.13 |
| ରାଜ | raja | 0.13 |
| Marai in the Marathi language | ||
| मरई | mara'i | 90.89 |
| मराई | mara'i | 3.74 |
| मारई | mara'i | 1.02 |
| मरइ | mara'i | 1.02 |
| मडावी | madavi | 0.51 |
| माराई | mara'i | 0.51 |
| मराइ | mara'i | 0.34 |
| मेराई | mera'i | 0.17 |
| मारइ | mara'i | 0.17 |
| मुराई | mura'i | 0.17 |
| मरफ़ी | marafi | 0.17 |
| ाराम | arama | 0.17 |
| Marai in the Bengali language | ||
| মারই | mara'i | 50 |
| মরই | mara'i | 50 |
| Marai in the Hindi language | ||
| मरई | mara'i | 34.29 |
| मरै | marai | 25.71 |
| मराई | mara'i | 11.43 |
| मरइ | mara'i | 8.57 |
| मराी | marai | 5.71 |
| मारइ | mara'i | 2.86 |
| मराइा | maraia | 2.86 |
| मरियम | mariyama | 2.86 |
| मणि | mani | 2.86 |
| उमराई | umara'i | 2.86 |
| Marai in the Arabic language | ||
| مراعي | mray | - |
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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
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