Meghai Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Meghai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Meghai (774) may also be a first name.
Meghai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meghai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meghai (Hindi: मेघई, Marathi: मेघई, Oriya: େମଘାଇ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Meghai.
How Common Is The Last Name Meghai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meghai is the 3,055,934th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Meghai is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Meghai live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Meghai is also the 295,011th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 774 people.
The last name Meghai is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 83 percent reside, Delta, where 6 percent reside and Edo, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 41 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meghai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meghai in the Hindi language | ||
| मेघई | megha'i | 93 |
| मेघइ | megha'i | 5 |
| मेघाई | megha'i | 0.5 |
| मेघाइ | megha'i | 0.5 |
| मेघ़्ाई | meghaa'i | 0.5 |
| मेघाी | meghai | 0.5 |
| Meghai in the Marathi language | ||
| मेघई | megha'i | 85.29 |
| मेघाई | megha'i | 11.76 |
| मेघाताई | meghata'i | 2.94 |
| Meghai in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଘାଇ | emagha'i | 50 |
| େମଘଇ | emagha'i | 50 |
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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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- 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 Meghai
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