Nirai Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Nirai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nirai (380) may also be a first name.
Nirai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nirai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nirai (Bengali: নিরাই, Hindi: निरई, Oriya: ନିରାଇ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nirai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nirai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nirai is the 2,237,939th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Nirai live; 61 percent live in Oceania Islands and 61 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Nirai is also the 444,827th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 380 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea Nirai is mostly found in: Madang, where 41 percent are found, Bougainville, where 30 percent are found and East Sepik, where 20 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nirai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nirai in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିରାଇ | nira'i | 83.33 |
| ନିରଇ | nira'i | 16.67 |
| Nirai in the Hindi language | ||
| निरई | nira'i | 73.53 |
| निराई | nira'i | 14.71 |
| निरइ | nira'i | 5.88 |
| निराइ | nira'i | 2.94 |
| निराय | niraya | 2.94 |
| Nirai in the Bengali language | ||
| নিরাই | nira'i | 50 |
| নিরই | nira'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 Nirai
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