Merai Surname

152,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Merai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0451:734,03433,639
Pakistan8311:214,9755,119
Algeria1431:270,15127,863
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Romania891:225,59421,877
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
France651:1,021,888113,182
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
England501:1,114,36153,243
Canada491:751,95159,756
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Afghanistan471:684,1107,621
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Tunisia271:22,6163,533
Guyana231:33,1403,492
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Mérai (241) are calculated separately.

Merai (1,054) may also be a first name.

Merai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Merai (Bengali: মেরাই, Hindi: मेरई, Marathi: मेराई, Oriya: େମରାଇ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Mérai. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 152,385th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,523,388 people. The surname Merai is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Merai reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 246,601st most commonly used forename globally It is held by 1,054 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 1,045 people, or 1 in 734,034. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 72 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 23 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 1 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 29 percent are found and Algeria, where 5 percent are found.

Merai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merai last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the party.

The amount Merai earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.4% more than the national average, earning R 314,640 per year; in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning $47,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mérai93241/
Meraid911,981/
Meraiy91546/
Meraji91395/
Merhai91326/
Meraiz91256/
Meraai91120/
Merais91106/
Meraio9146/
Mehrai9132/
Merzai9124/
Meraia9120/
Moerai9115/
Mmerai9113/
Meerai919/
Meraii915/
Merrai915/
Merayi914/
Meraih914/
Meraiu914/
Maerai913/
Metrai912/
Mergai912/
Meraie912/
Meraij912/
Mearai911/
Merait911/
Meraip911/
Mesrai911/
Mera89150,882/
Meri8925,054/
Meraihi831,055/
Merzaia83133/
Meerzai8382/
Meeraji8374/
Mehraie8347/
Merajiy8336/
Mettrai8334/
Merzaie8329/
Mhetrai8318/
Mehraji8313/
Mherzai837/
Merzaai835/
Mearaji835/
Meraits834/
Meraiah833/
Merayis833/
Mmierai833/
Mieraji833/
Merzaiy832/
Merrayi831/
Meraaji831/
Maeraia831/
Hmeerai831/
Meirzai831/
Mehraii831/
Meraios831/
Meraiou831/
Meraiyo831/
Merawie831/
Merraji831/
Me'raji831/
Merahia831/
Meraish831/
Merajie831/
Merrait831/
Merrais831/
Merhaji831/
Mehra8075,496/
Meira8052,622/
Mehri8045,814/
Meraz8045,750/
Merga8040,070/
Merah8027,655/
Meraj8026,446/
Metri8024,683/
Meriç8019,576/
Merid8017,733/
Merad8015,357/
Merhi8013,105/
Marai809,229/
Meera806,670/
Merza806,386/
Merat804,506/
Mesri804,158/
Meras803,575/
Meriy803,115/
Merha802,676/
Miera802,625/
Metra802,437/
Morai802,327/
Mejri802,308/
Meray802,093/
Merit801,851/
Meara801,593/
Meris801,462/
Maera801,427/
Merra801,333/
Merzi801,244/
Merri801,118/
Mesra80996/
Maeri80978/
Merie80959/
Mirai80902/
Meroi80865/
Mgeri80859/
Merei80846/
Meiri80597/
Meraa80570/
Merio80464/
Moeri80460/
Mhera80430/
Mgera80411/
Merih80393/
Mmera80362/
Merea80344/
Meriz80311/
Meura80263/
Mieri80243/
Mergi80238/
Merii80229/
Meeri80147/
Meyra80128/
Merap80116/
Merau80102/
Merae8078/
Moera8064/
Merip8052/
Meuri8047/
Merij8041/
Meroa8033/
Mheri8026/
Mmeri8026/
Meari8023/
Meyri8019/
Mejra8014/
Merui809/
Meryi808/
Myrai802/
Hmera801/
Merșa801/
Mörai801/
Hmeri801/
Meheraji7735/
Mehrzayi777/
Meiraitė774/
Mierzaie772/
Merraihi772/
Meiraitt772/
Merraiah771/
Mehrraie771/
Mehrzaii771/
Merraiis771/
Merzaiee771/
Meerzaiy771/
Merhawie771/
Meherzai771/
Hmeeraji771/
Miraji7319,106/
Merrad733,978/
Mehraj733,459/
Mirzai733,447/
Meesri733,278/
Merayo732,121/
Maraia731,764/
Mierau731,569/
Merrah731,543/
Meritt731,016/
Meerza731,005/
Metras73779/
Methri73771/
Merras73743/
Merrit73734/
Mhetri73613/
Meroyi73593/
Meyrat73541/
Meeraa73517/
Meiray73507/
Merris73503/
Meraud73496/
Meiras73416/
Meriya73403/
Mearaj73377/
Maraie73354/
Merrie73302/
Maerah73274/
Maraio73255/
Merich73254/
Marrai73245/
Meraja73233/
Meriye73225/
Meerit73212/
Merhis73207/
Mejrad73206/
Mairai73199/
Meeraj73167/
Merzih73164/
Metrat73163/
Mettra73163/
Mereha73160/
Meraya73141/
Meiris73137/
M'Mera73131/
Meerat73124/
Meriyo73117/
Morhai73117/
Misrai73112/
Meeraz73112/
Merzha73111/
Mergea73104/
Meurie7399/
Methra7390/
Meraaj7388/
Meirza7386/
Mierea7386/
Međeri7385/
Mettri7384/
Mehrah7380/
Mujrai7377/
Marhai7377/
Meruța7372/
Meraux7370/
Mitrai7361/
Merija7360/
Metrap7359/
Mearis7357/
Mereis7353/
Merhap7353/
Merraj7351/
Metris7349/
Meraut7348/
Metraz7347/
Miraia7341/
Maraai7341/
Mearga7338/
Meruya7335/
Merish7332/
Meirei7332/
Meuray7329/
Mereya7328/
Meraye7328/
Maarai7328/
Moraai7327/
Mereja7325/
Merawe7325/
Meruji7324/
Meradh7324/
Meiraj7323/
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Mehrra7323/
Meerga7323/
Mheeri7323/
Meyras7322/
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Mehrii7321/
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Meitri7320/
Meraje7319/
Merach7319/
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Merhiy7317/
Mirhai7317/
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Merash7316/
Meroya7315/
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Mierza7312/
Metray7311/
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Mearea7311/
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Meirea7310/
Mirgai7310/
Meriji7310/
Merois7310/
Miraiz7310/
'Marai7310/
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Merrih737/
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Meruis737/
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Mierra735/
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Myraia732/
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Mereiu730/
Mergau730/
Merajidth711/
Mora67873,036/
Mori67662,127/
Mara67187,491/
Mari67178,431/
Mira67137,304/
Mirzaie6788,493/
Merritt6773,044/
Mery6728,553/
Miri6727,381/
Mere6723,753/
Mergiya673,059/
Maraiah671,151/
Möri67969/
Myra67565/
Merhaut67556/
Mirhaji67521/
Méri67520/
Merault67457/
Meheraj67429/
Mhetras67381/
Maraiha67343/
Merheij67253/
Meirich67251/
Meireis67251/
Mejrhit67239/
Merauje67230/
Merriss67211/
Merrach67207/
Mirzaji67126/
Meyrath67106/
Metraux67105/
Meyrich6793/
Merrath6791/
Meerois6786/
Metrich6781/
Mairaiy6763/
Meereis6761/
Mirayiz6760/
Metrass6759/
Merioja6749/
Meeraas6745/
Mihraji6744/
Merrich6742/
Mirgaji6741/
Mehriya6741/
Mahraji6739/
Meiriya6738/
Meré6737/
Meirija6731/
Maharai6729/
Metrish6727/
Maraihe6726/
Majrais6725/
Meyreiß6725/
Merajut6724/
Merzhyi6722/
Mettrau6721/
Metraud6721/
Mesraje6720/
Mergaye6720/
Mettray6720/
Metriya6719/
Merhish6719/
Maraihi6719/
Mheesri6719/
Meirath6718/
Meiraud6718/
Mirzaiy6717/
Merayah6717/
Mahraie6717/
Mereish6716/
Meeraus6716/
Méra6716/
Mergeya6716/
Meyraud6715/
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Methray6713/
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Mehraaj6712/
Marraji6712/
Myri6712/
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Mehreja679/
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Miraiah678/
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Meriyes678/
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Metroie678/
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Merai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merai in the Bengali language
মেরাইmera'i-
Merai in the Marathi language
मेराईmera'i89.9
मेहराईmehara'i2.79
मीराईmira'i1.39
मेराइmera'i0.7
मेरायmeraya0.7
मेरइmera'i0.7
मेरईmera'i0.35
Merai in the Hindi language
मेरईmera'i83.33
मेराईmera'i16.67
Merai in the Oriya language
େମରାଇemara'i50
େମରଇemara'i50

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