Terai Surname
Approximately 20,351 people bear this surname
Terai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 18,782 | 1:6,807 | 1,026 |
| Algeria | 773 | 1:49,976 | 8,644 |
| French Polynesia | 319 | 1:880 | 78 |
| United States | 108 | 1:3,356,101 | 190,802 |
| France | 81 | 1:820,034 | 98,127 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Lesotho | 34 | 1:59,781 | 8,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
The alternate forms: Teraï (2) are calculated separately.
Terai (511) may also be a first name.
Terai Demographics
Average Terai Salary in
United States
$71,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Terai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Terai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Terai (Bengali: তেরাই, Hindi: तेरई, Marathi: तेराई, Oriya: େତରାଇ) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Teraï. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Terai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 26,448th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 358,093 people. Terai occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Terai are found; 92 percent are found in East Asia and 92 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 374,142nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 511 people.
This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 18,782 people, or 1 in 6,807. In Japan Terai is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Other than Japan this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 4 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 2 percent reside.
Terai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Terai surname are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.68% being registered with the party.
The amount Terai earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $56,496 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Terai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Terai in the Marathi language | ||
| तेराई | tera'i | - |
| Terai in the Bengali language | ||
| তেরাই | tera'i | 90 |
| তেরই | tera'i | 10 |
| Terai in the Hindi language | ||
| तेरई | tera'i | 57.14 |
| टेरई | tera'i | 28.57 |
| तेरइ | tera'i | 14.29 |
| Terai in the Oriya language | ||
| େତରାଇ | etara'i | 50 |
| େତରଇ | etara'i | 50 |
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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 Terai
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