Pakrai Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Pakrai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Pakrai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pakrai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pakrai (Bengali: পাক্রাই, Hindi: पकराय) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pakrai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pakrai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Pakrai occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Pakrai live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 63 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
Pakrai is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 100 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pakrai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pakrai in the Bengali language | ||
| পাক্রাই | pakra'i | - |
| Pakrai in the Hindi language | ||
| पकराय | pakaraya | - |
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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 Pakrai
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