Al Rayes Surname

56,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Rayes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Rayes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon4,1521:1,358256
Palestine1,1381:3,997907
Kuwait8101:4,692641
United Arab Emirates7611:12,0401,496
Syria7451:25,9071,756
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Bahrain3381:3,990671
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Jordan871:101,6377,122
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Yemen301:880,84311,350
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Al Rayes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Rayes is found most in Lebanon. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Rayes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Al Rayes is the 56,086th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 805,699 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Al Rayes reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 68 percent reside in Levant.

This last name is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is borne by 4,152 people, or 1 in 1,358. In Lebanon Al Rayes is mostly concentrated in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 75 percent are found, North Governorate, where 8 percent are found and Akkar Governorate, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Lebanon it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 13 percent are found and Kuwait, where 9 percent are found.

Al Rayes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Maronite (37%) 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
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