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) is most common in Iran. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mayai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mayai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 88,506th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,342,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 2,400 people.
The last name Mayai is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 4,140 people, or 1 in 18,547. In Iran Mayai is most numerous in: Khuzestan Province, where 91 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 2 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 1 percent reside. Not including Iran this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 10 percent reside and Thailand, where 9 percent reside.
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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