Palai Surname
Approximately 18,047 people bear this surname
Palai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14,716 | 1:52,125 | 3,574 |
| Cameroon | 899 | 1:23,102 | 3,135 |
| Botswana | 535 | 1:4,088 | 602 |
| Iran | 465 | 1:165,124 | 14,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 290 | 1:28,116 | 3,184 |
| South Africa | 238 | 1:227,637 | 23,639 |
| Italy | 161 | 1:379,855 | 43,564 |
| Nigeria | 107 | 1:1,655,540 | 61,311 |
| Moldova | 86 | 1:41,411 | 6,255 |
| Indonesia | 86 | 1:1,537,781 | 102,932 |
| Hungary | 75 | 1:130,884 | 12,125 |
| Ukraine | 47 | 1:968,568 | 91,201 |
| Pakistan | 42 | 1:4,253,426 | 29,680 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
The alternate forms: Palaï (490) & Pálai (1) are calculated separately.
Palai (2,406) may also be a first name.
Palai Demographics
Average Palai Salary in
United States
$36,438 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Palai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palai (Bengali: পলাই, Hindi: पलई, Marathi: पलई, Oriya: ପଲାଇ, Russian: Палаи) is found most frequently in India. It may occur as: Palaï or Pálai. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Palai is the 29,659th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 403,809 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Palai reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Palai is also the 151,290th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 2,406 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 14,716 people, or 1 in 52,125. In India Palai is primarily found in: Odisha, where 70 percent are found, West Bengal, where 18 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 5 percent are found. Excluding India it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and Botswana, where 3 percent are found.
Palai Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Palai earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning R 187,800 per year and in United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Palai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palai in the Bengali language | ||
| পলাই | pala'i | 75 |
| পালাই | pala'i | 25 |
| Palai in the Hindi language | ||
| पलई | pala'i | 74.4 |
| पलाई | pala'i | 16.8 |
| पालाई | pala'i | 3.2 |
| पालई | pala'i | 1.6 |
| पलइ | pala'i | 1.6 |
| पलाइ | pala'i | 0.8 |
| पालाइ | pala'i | 0.8 |
| Palai in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଲାଇ | pala'i | 73.21 |
| ପାଲାଇ | pala'i | 10.9 |
| ପଲାଈ | pala'i | 6.25 |
| ପେଲଇ | pela'i | 4.29 |
| ପଳାଇ | pala'i | 2.8 |
| ପାଲାଈ | pala'i | 0.33 |
| ପାଳାଇ | pala'i | 0.24 |
| ପାଲଇ | pala'i | 0.22 |
| ପଲଇ | pala'i | 0.16 |
| ପୁାଳୀ | puali | 0.04 |
| ପାଲା | pala | 0.03 |
| ଦଲାଇ | dala'i | 0.03 |
| ପାଳାଈ | pala'i | 0.03 |
| ପେଳଇ | pela'i | 0.03 |
| ପେଲି | peli | 0.01 |
| ମହାି | mahai | 0.01 |
| ବାଉଲି | ba'uli | 0.01 |
| ଦେଳଇ | dela'i | 0.01 |
| ପଲୀଇ | pali'i | 0.01 |
| ପାଳଇ | pala'i | 0.01 |
| ଆଲାଲ | alala | 0.01 |
| ପେଲାଇ | pela'i | 0.01 |
| ଦଳାଇ | dala'i | 0.01 |
| ପଲ | pala | 0.01 |
| ପିଲାଇ | pila'i | 0.01 |
| ପଲାଉ | pala'u | 0.01 |
| ଲାଇ | la'i | 0.01 |
| ପାଲି | pali | 0.01 |
| ଆଲାଇ | ala'i | 0.01 |
| ପାେଲୖ | paela | 0.01 |
| କାଗରି | kagari | 0.01 |
| ମାଳତୀ | malati | 0.01 |
| ପାଲାର | palara | 0.01 |
| ତାଲାଇ | tala'i | 0.01 |
| ନିଳାଇ | nila'i | 0.01 |
| ଯାଲାଇ | yala'i | 0.01 |
| ସାଲାଇ | sala'i | 0.01 |
| ମାଳତି | malati | 0.01 |
| ଲକ୍ଷୀ | laksi | 0.01 |
| Palai in the Marathi language | ||
| पलई | pala'i | 36.36 |
| पलाई | pala'i | 35.31 |
| पालाई | pala'i | 15.03 |
| पालई | pala'i | 2.45 |
| पाळई | pala'i | 2.1 |
| पलोई | palo'i | 1.4 |
| पाली | pali | 1.4 |
| पलय | palaya | 0.7 |
| पलै | palai | 0.7 |
| पळै | palai | 0.7 |
| पलाय | palaya | 0.7 |
| पळाई | pala'i | 0.7 |
| पालती | palati | 0.7 |
| पळई | pala'i | 0.7 |
| पलाइ | pala'i | 0.7 |
| पालजी | palaji | 0.35 |
| Palai in the Russian language | ||
| Палаи | palai | - |
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Footnotes
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