Mayai Surname
Approximately 5,427 people bear this surname
Mayai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 4,140 | 1:18,547 | 2,376 |
| Tanzania | 536 | 1:98,772 | 9,757 |
| Thailand | 498 | 1:141,844 | 22,147 |
| India | 119 | 1:6,445,928 | 147,141 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mayai (2,400) may also be a first name.
Mayai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mayai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mayai (Bengali: ময়ই, Hindi: माया, Marathi: मयई, Oriya: େଜଯ୍ାତିମର୍ୟୀ) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mayai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mayai is the 88,506th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,342,831 people. Mayai is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Mayai live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 151,482nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 2,400 people.
The surname Mayai is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 4,140 people, or 1 in 18,547. In Iran Mayai is most prevalent in: Khuzestan Province, where 91 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 2 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Iran Mayai is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and Thailand, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mayai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mayai in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜଯ୍ାତିମର୍ୟୀ | ejayatimaryi | - |
| Mayai in the Bengali language | ||
| ময়ই | maya'i | 75 |
| মায়ৈ | mayai | 25 |
| Mayai in the Hindi language | ||
| माया | maya | 75 |
| मया | maya | 25 |
| Mayai in the Marathi language | ||
| मयई | maya'i | 50 |
| मयाइ | maya'i | 25 |
| माया | maya | 12.5 |
| मयाई | maya'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 Mayai
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