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Where Does The Last Name Rai Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Rai (Arabic: راعي, Bengali: রাই, Georgian: რაი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻋﻲ, Hindi: राय, Marathi: राई, Oriya: ରାଇ, Tibetan: རའི།) occurs most in India. It may also be rendered as a variant: Raí, Raï or Rái. For other potential spellings of Rai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rai? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 339^th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,639 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Rai reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Rai is also the 15,891^st most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 59,834 people.

The surname Rai is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 778,770 people, or 1 in 985. In India Rai is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 28 percent are found, Bihar, where 19 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Apart from India it is found in 155 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 43 percent are found and Bhutan, where 2 percent are found.

Rai Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Rai has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rai surname grew 410,850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 32,020 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,440 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rai Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rai last name is chiefly Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Christian (56%) in Kenya and Shiite (56%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Rai last name are 16.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 30.27% less than the national average, earning €20,940 per year; in Norway they earn 4.32% less than the national average, earning 331,118 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 112.17% more than the national average, earning R 504,192 per year; in United States they earn 16.69% more than the national average, earning $50,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.13% more than the national average, earning $56,206 CAD per year.