Al Rayah Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Al Rayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 107 | 1:180,383 | 3,890 |
| Yemen | 22 | 1:1,201,150 | 11,790 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Al Rayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Rayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Rayah is more frequently found in Syria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Rayah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,527,735th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Rayah live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Levant.
This surname is most commonly held in Syria, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 180,383. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Homs Governorate, where 92 percent are found and Aleppo Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Syria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 16 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Rayah
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