Newray Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Newray Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Newray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1151:38,3353,545
United States191:19,076,786604,894
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Newray (12) may also be a first name.

Newray Last Name Facts

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

The last name Newray occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Newray? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,544,715th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. Newray is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Newray reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

The last name Newray is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 38,335. In Liberia it is most common in: Grand Gedeh County, where 57 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 40 percent are found and Nimba County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Liberia it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Newray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Newray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Newray surname increased 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Newray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Newray last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Newray earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neewray92524/
Neawray921/
Newraye921/
Newry91236/
Newra917/
Neewraye861/
Neewry832/
Neewra831/
Niewra831/
Newrai831/
Newroy830/
Ngewrai7756/
Newrath7715/
Newrajh771/
Neewraz771/
Neewrey771/
Nawraye771/
Newriye771/
Ngiwray771/
Newroha770/
Nebra73458/
Nawry73215/
Nawra73202/
Nowry73136/
Nevry7380/
Nevra7335/
Newre7327/
Nowra7310/
Newri732/
Newratts710/
Nebrea67122/
Nebroy6787/
Nebraj6756/
Nowrey6752/
Nevraj6729/
Niwrat675/
Newroe674/
Nevraa674/
Gnevry673/
Nawrah673/
Nevras672/
Nywera672/
Nebrah672/
Nebrai671/
Nnebra671/
Nowryi671/
Nevrad671/
Niwrey671/
Newreh671/
Neawre671/
Nevraz671/
Gnewrouye671/

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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 Newray
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