Tarai Surname
Approximately 33,493 people bear this surname
Tarai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 32,312 | 1:23,739 | 1,795 |
| Solomon Islands | 286 | 1:2,028 | 167 |
| Fiji | 220 | 1:4,065 | 748 |
| Papua New Guinea | 194 | 1:42,029 | 5,121 |
| Ukraine | 88 | 1:517,303 | 58,849 |
| Algeria | 83 | 1:465,440 | 36,143 |
| Tanzania | 73 | 1:725,228 | 41,094 |
| Hungary | 40 | 1:245,407 | 19,663 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Cook Islands | 9 | 1:2,020 | 519 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Tárai (88) are calculated separately.
Tarai (1,158) may also be a first name.
Tarai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tarai (Bengali: তারাই, Hindi: तरई, Marathi: तराई, Oriya: ତରାଇ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Tárai. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 16,572nd most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 217,584 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Tarai live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 233,570th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 1,158 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 32,312 people, or 1 in 23,739. In India Tarai is mostly found in: Odisha, where 89 percent reside, West Bengal, where 8 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 1 percent reside. Not including India it is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent reside and Fiji, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tarai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tarai in the Oriya language | ||
| ତରାଇ | tara'i | 95.02 |
| ତରାଈ | tara'i | 1.95 |
| ତାରାଇ | tara'i | 0.69 |
| ତେରଇ | tera'i | 0.28 |
| ତରଇ | tara'i | 0.12 |
| ତାରାଈ | tara'i | 0.03 |
| ତାରଇ | tara'i | 0.03 |
| ତର | tara | 0.02 |
| ତରଣୀ | tarani | 0.01 |
| ମହାି | mahai | 0.01 |
| ମାଳତୀ | malati | 0.01 |
| ତରା | tara | 0.01 |
| ରଣା | rana | 0.01 |
| େଦଇ | eda'i | 0.01 |
| ତାେରୖ | taera | 0 |
| ରଜନୀ | rajani | 0 |
| ପତି | pati | 0 |
| ବାରିକ୍ | barik | 0 |
| ତରାଊ | tara'u | 0 |
| ରାଇ | ra'i | 0 |
| ତରଣି | tarani | 0 |
| ତାରାୟୁ | tarayu | 0 |
| ଜାନକୀ | janaki | 0 |
| ବାବି | babi | 0 |
| ମାହାଲି | mahali | 0 |
| କର | kara | 0 |
| ରବି | rabi | 0 |
| ବରାଇ | bara'i | 0 |
| ଆରତୀ | arati | 0 |
| ଜାନକି | janaki | 0 |
| ବାବାଜି | babaji | 0 |
| ରତି | rati | 0 |
| ତଚାଇ | taca'i | 0 |
| Tarai in the Hindi language | ||
| तरई | tara'i | 66.67 |
| तराई | tara'i | 28.89 |
| ताराई | tara'i | 2.22 |
| तिवारी | tivari | 2.22 |
| Tarai in the Marathi language | ||
| तराई | tara'i | 66.67 |
| तरई | tara'i | 14.58 |
| तारै | tarai | 4.17 |
| तराईान | taraiana | 3.13 |
| ताराई | tara'i | 3.13 |
| तरै | tarai | 2.08 |
| तरी | tari | 2.08 |
| आरती | arati | 2.08 |
| तराइ | tara'i | 2.08 |
| Tarai in the Bengali language | ||
| তারাই | tara'i | 33.33 |
| তরই | tara'i | 33.33 |
| টরই | tara'i | 33.33 |
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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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