Sirai Surname
Approximately 6,670 people bear this surname
Sirai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 5,008 | 1:736 | 94 |
| Malaysia | 467 | 1:63,157 | 4,699 |
| Thailand | 289 | 1:244,423 | 41,424 |
| Tanzania | 244 | 1:216,974 | 18,128 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Iran | 104 | 1:738,294 | 38,062 |
| Pakistan | 65 | 1:2,748,367 | 23,130 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| Solomon Islands | 48 | 1:12,084 | 2,184 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 1:452,297 | 6,189 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Širai (12) are calculated separately.
Sirai (1,177) may also be a first name.
Sirai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sirai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sirai (Hindi: सीराी, Marathi: िसराई, Oriya: ସିରାଇ) is held by more people in Oman than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Širai. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sirai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 73,749th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,092,586 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Sirai live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Sirai is also the 231,359th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 1,177 people.
Sirai is most prevalent in Oman, where it is held by 5,008 people, or 1 in 736. In Oman it is primarily found in: Al Batinah South Governorate, where 66 percent are found and Muscat Governorate, where 34 percent are found. Barring Oman it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 7 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sirai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sirai in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିରାଇ | sira'i | 70 |
| ଶିରାଇ | sira'i | 15 |
| ଶୀରାଇ | sira'i | 5 |
| ସୀରାଇ | sira'i | 5 |
| ସିରଇ | sira'i | 5 |
| Sirai in the Marathi language | ||
| िसराई | isara'i | 63.64 |
| िसराइ | isara'i | 18.18 |
| िसरई | isara'i | 18.18 |
| Sirai in the Hindi language | ||
| सीराी | sirai | 30.77 |
| सिरै | sirai | 30.77 |
| सिरई | sira'i | 23.08 |
| सिराी | sirai | 7.69 |
| सिराय | siraya | 7.69 |
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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 Sirai
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