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

Merai (Bengali: মেরাই, Hindi: मेरई, Marathi: मेराई, Oriya: େମରାଇ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Mérai. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 152,385th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,523,388 people. It 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 frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 1,054 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 1,045 people, or 1 in 734,034. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 72 percent live, Maharashtra, where 23 percent live and Jharkhand, where 1 percent live. Barring India Merai is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 29 percent live and Algeria, where 5 percent live.

Merai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merai last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.69% registered to vote for the political 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/
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Merhap7353/
Merraj7351/
Metris7349/
Meraut7348/
Metraz7347/
Miraia7341/
Maraai7341/
Mearga7338/
Meruya7335/
Merish7332/
Meirei7332/
Meuray7329/
Mereya7328/
Meraye7328/
Maarai7328/
Moraai7327/
Mereja7325/
Merawe7325/
Meruji7324/
Meradh7324/
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Mheeri7323/
Meyras7322/
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Meraje7319/
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Mirhai7317/
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Merash7316/
Meroya7315/
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Mierza7312/
Metray7311/
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Meriji7310/
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Mereiu730/
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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/
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Mereish6716/
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Méra6716/
Mergeya6716/
Meyraud6715/
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Myri6712/
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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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