Varai Surname
Approximately 6,594 people bear this surname
Varai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 5,307 | 1:5,367 | 477 |
| India | 1,263 | 1:607,336 | 29,199 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Várai (156) are calculated separately.
Varai (678) may also be a first name.
Varai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Varai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Varai (Hindi: वराई, Marathi: वारई) is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Várai. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Varai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Varai is the 74,564th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,105,178 people. Varai occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Varai reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 318,141st most common first name world-wide, held by 678 people.
The last name Varai is most widespread in Nepal, where it is held by 5,307 people, or 1 in 5,367. In Nepal Varai is mostly concentrated in: Lumbini, where 43 percent are found, Narayani, where 36 percent are found and Janakpur, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Nepal it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Varai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Varai in the Marathi language | ||
| वारई | vara'i | 67.86 |
| वरई | vara'i | 25.89 |
| वराई | vara'i | 2.38 |
| वाराई | vara'i | 1.79 |
| हरी | hari | 0.6 |
| वारये | varaye | 0.6 |
| बारई | bara'i | 0.6 |
| वरइ | vara'i | 0.3 |
| Varai in the Hindi language | ||
| वराई | vara'i | 44.23 |
| वरई | vara'i | 32.69 |
| वड़ै | varai | 9.62 |
| वारई | vara'i | 5.77 |
| वर्ाई | vara'i | 3.85 |
| वराी | varai | 1.92 |
| वरइ | vara'i | 1.92 |
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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 Varai
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