Al-Rayyan Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Al-Rayyan Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al & Rayyan.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Rayyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al-Rayyan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Rayyan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al-Rayyan occurs more in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Rayyan? popularity and diffusion

Al-Rayyan is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Al-Rayyan reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 40 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most common in Jordan, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,210,609. Other than Jordan this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 27 percent are found and Bahrain, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Rayyan892,371/
Al-Ryan881/
Al-Ryhan821/
Al Raiyan784/
Al-Rajaan782/
Al Ryan7513/
Al Rajaan67135/
Al Raiean674/
Al Rean633/
Al Rehan5912/
Al Rijan593/
Al Riang592/
Al Rihan591/
Al Rehamn5621/
Al Rahoon561/
Al-Rahhoum532/
Al Riam501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Al-Rayyan
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