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 appear as: Tárai. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tarai is the 16,572nd most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 217,584 people. Tarai is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Tarai are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 233,570th most widely held forename globally, held by 1,158 people.
This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 32,312 people, or 1 in 23,739. In India it is most common in: Odisha, where 89 percent are found, West Bengal, where 8 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 1 percent are found. Besides India Tarai exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent are found and Fiji, where 1 percent are found.
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
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