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 most frequently in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Tárai. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,572nd most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 217,584 people. The last name Tarai is mostly 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. Tarai is also the 233,570th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 1,158 people.
This last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 32,312 people, or 1 in 23,739. In India Tarai is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 89 percent reside, West Bengal, where 8 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 1 percent reside. Barring India it is found in 33 countries. It also occurs 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
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