Sarai Surname
Approximately 11,928 people bear this surname
Sarai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,453 | 1:312,705 | 17,466 |
| Japan | 1,482 | 1:86,265 | 5,577 |
| Kenya | 1,340 | 1:34,463 | 3,730 |
| Thailand | 1,111 | 1:63,581 | 8,002 |
| Tanzania | 749 | 1:70,683 | 7,415 |
| Pakistan | 657 | 1:271,909 | 5,930 |
| Zimbabwe | 511 | 1:30,212 | 4,642 |
| Ukraine | 473 | 1:96,242 | 13,790 |
| Iran | 409 | 1:187,732 | 15,435 |
| England | 359 | 1:155,204 | 14,705 |
| Canada | 356 | 1:103,499 | 11,194 |
| Italy | 257 | 1:237,964 | 32,519 |
| Cameroon | 232 | 1:89,522 | 10,766 |
| United States | 217 | 1:1,670,318 | 111,195 |
| Indonesia | 210 | 1:629,758 | 49,645 |
| Papua New Guinea | 164 | 1:49,718 | 6,230 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Cambodia | 116 | 1:133,510 | 2,631 |
| Nigeria | 99 | 1:1,789,321 | 64,938 |
| Israel | 71 | 1:120,530 | 13,243 |
| Hungary | 49 | 1:200,332 | 16,931 |
| Niger | 47 | 1:408,341 | 11,310 |
| Afghanistan | 45 | 1:714,515 | 7,832 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Colombia | 34 | 1:1,405,120 | 10,559 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Moldova | 19 | 1:187,440 | 18,150 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Guatemala | 15 | 1:1,072,178 | 5,317 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
The alternate forms: Sárai (909), Šarai (41), Saraí (6), Saraï (4) & Šárai (19) are calculated separately.
Sarai (60,179) may also be a first name.
Sarai Demographics
Sarai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sarai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sarai (Arabic: ساراي, Bengali: সরাই, Georgian: სარაი, Hindi: सराय, Marathi: सराई, Oriya: ସରାଇ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Sárai, Šarai, Saraí, Saraï or Šárai. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 43,579th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 610,961 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Sarai live; 30 percent live in South Asia and 21 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 15,819th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 60,179 people.
Sarai is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 2,453 people, or 1 in 312,705. In India Sarai is most common in: Maharashtra, where 78 percent are found, Gujarat, where 8 percent are found and Punjab, where 4 percent are found. Outside of India this surname occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 11 percent are found.
Sarai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (68%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Sarai last name are 21.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.12% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sarai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 67.09% more than the national average, earning $37,934,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 27.8% more than the national average, earning $55,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.79% more than the national average, earning $56,536 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sarai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarai in the Georgian language | ||
| სარაი | sarai | - |
| Sarai in the Marathi language | ||
| सराई | sara'i | 91.39 |
| सारई | sara'i | 2.59 |
| सरई | sara'i | 1.6 |
| सराइ | sara'i | 1.13 |
| सरै | sarai | 0.73 |
| साराई | sara'i | 0.33 |
| सराय | saraya | 0.33 |
| सरइ | sara'i | 0.13 |
| सारइ | sara'i | 0.13 |
| दारकी | daraki | 0.13 |
| सटाई | sata'i | 0.07 |
| शारदा | sarada | 0.07 |
| हारी | hari | 0.07 |
| शरद | sarada | 0.07 |
| सवाई | sava'i | 0.07 |
| हरी | hari | 0.07 |
| Sarai in the Oriya language | ||
| ସରାଇ | sara'i | 66.67 |
| ସାରାଇ | sara'i | 16.67 |
| ସାରାଈ | sara'i | 8.33 |
| ସରଈ | sara'i | 4.17 |
| ସରଇ | sara'i | 4.17 |
| Sarai in the Bengali language | ||
| সরাই | sara'i | 42.86 |
| সারই | sara'i | 35.71 |
| সরই | sara'i | 21.43 |
| Sarai in the Hindi language | ||
| सराय | saraya | 40.63 |
| सरई | sara'i | 28.13 |
| सराई | sara'i | 12.5 |
| सरिता | sarita | 6.25 |
| ासरइ | asara'i | 3.13 |
| सारै | sarai | 3.13 |
| सारिका | sarika | 3.13 |
| सरै | sarai | 3.13 |
| Sarai in the Arabic language | ||
| ساراي | saray | - |
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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 Sarai
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