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

The surname Rai (Arabic: راعي, Bengali: রাই, Georgian: რაი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻋﻲ, Hindi: राय, Marathi: राई, Oriya: ରାଇ, Tibetan: རའི།) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Raí, Raï or Rái. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 339^th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,639 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Rai are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 15,891^st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 59,834 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 778,770 people, or 1 in 985. In India Rai is most common in: West Bengal, where 28 percent reside, Bihar, where 19 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent reside. Other than India it exists in 155 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 43 percent reside and Bhutan, where 2 percent reside.

Rai Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Rai has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rai surname expanded 410,850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 32,020 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,440 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rai Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rai surname is primarily Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Christian (56%) in Kenya and Shiite (56%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Rai are 16.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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.