Al Rayyan Surname

179,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Al Rayyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Rayyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine1,0851:4,192956
Jordan9031:9,7921,807
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Yemen701:377,50410,207
Syria641:301,5784,516
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al Rayyan (24) may also be a first name.

Al Rayyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Rayyan is found most in Palestine. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 179,849th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,073,617 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Rayyan are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Palestine, where it is held by 1,085 people, or 1 in 4,192. In Palestine it is mostly concentrated in: Jerusalem Governorate, where 25 percent live, Nablus Governorate, where 14 percent live and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Palestine it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 38 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live.

Al Rayyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Al Rayyan last name is primarily Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Rayyan8915/
Al Raiyan894/
Al Ryan8813/
Al Rajaan78135/
Al Raiean784/
Al Rean753/
Al-Ryan751/
Al Rehan7112/
Al Rijan713/
Al Riang712/
Al Rihan711/
Al-Ryhan711/
Al Rehamn6721/
Al-Rajaan672/
Al Rahoon671/
Al Riam631/
Al Reham591/
Al Rahoum561/

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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
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  • 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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