Al Raya Surname
Approximately 2,043 people bear this surname
Al Raya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,004 | 1:13,186 | 1,539 |
| Syria | 30 | 1:643,367 | 5,706 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Al Raya (34) may also be a first name.
Al Raya Demographics
Al Raya Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Raya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Raya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Raya is most common in Yemen. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Raya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 203,648th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,567,081 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Raya are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 34 people.
Al Raya is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,004 people, or 1 in 13,186. In Yemen Al Raya is mostly concentrated in: Al Bayda Governorate, where 67 percent live, Amanat Al Asimah, where 9 percent live and Hajjah Governorate, where 9 percent live. Excluding Yemen Al Raya exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 1 percent live and Lebanon, where 0 percent live.
Al Raya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.
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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 Raya
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