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 last name Al Rayyan is found in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Al Rayyan is the 179,849th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,073,617 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Rayyan are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Levant. Al Rayyan is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name globally It is held by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Palestine, where it is carried by 1,085 people, or 1 in 4,192. In Palestine it is most prevalent in: Jerusalem Governorate, where 25 percent live, Nablus Governorate, where 14 percent live and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 12 percent live. Excluding Palestine it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 38 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live.

Al Rayyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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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