All around the world, Mariai (Mariai 
) is a rare predominantly female, but very infrequently male forename. The given name Mariai is characteristic of Greece, where it is a rare female name, Algeria, and Malaysia, where it is a very rare girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Algeria, India, and Greece. Likewise, Mariai is the last name as well as the forename.