Rashai Surname
Approximately 584 people bear this surname
Rashai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 455 | 1:33,930 | 5,223 |
| Iran | 77 | 1:997,176 | 46,104 |
| Lesotho | 30 | 1:67,752 | 9,213 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Rashai (481) may also be a first name.
Rashai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rashai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rashai (Hindi: राशि, Marathi: रामशाई, Oriya: ରାଶଇ) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rashai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 547,713th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Rashai live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rashai is also the 387,696th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 481 people.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 455 people, or 1 in 33,930. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 43 percent reside, Harare Province, where 18 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 10 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent reside and Lesotho, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rashai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rashai in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଶଇ | rasa'i | - |
| Rashai in the Marathi language | ||
| रामशाई | ramasa'i | - |
| Rashai in the Hindi language | ||
| राशि | rasi | 50 |
| राषी | rasi | 25 |
| रशई | rasa'i | 25 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Rashai
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