R Surname
Approximately 7,531 people bear this surname
R Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 3,154 | 1:50,525 | 2,770 |
| Iran | 1,136 | 1:67,590 | 7,116 |
| Taiwan | 972 | 1:24,120 | 334 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 378 | 1:24,239 | 2,744 |
| Yemen | 367 | 1:72,004 | 5,012 |
| India | 277 | 1:2,769,189 | 85,362 |
| Iraq | 215 | 1:162,891 | 4,104 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Puerto Rico | 80 | 1:44,377 | 1,080 |
| Afghanistan | 52 | 1:618,330 | 7,160 |
| China | 43 | 1:31,798,176 | 1,692 |
| Syria | 20 | 1:965,051 | 6,626 |
| Algeria | 13 | 1:2,971,658 | 45,332 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Comoros | 9 | 1:83,280 | 279 |
| Haiti | 8 | 1:1,335,488 | 14,216 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
R (19,459) may also be a first name.
R Demographics
Average R Salary in
Canada
$48,200 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
R Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name R Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname R (Russian: Рь) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name R? popularity and diffusion
The last name R is the 66,204th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 967,673 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of R are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. R is also the 38,634th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 19,459 people.
R is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 3,154 people, or 1 in 50,525. Besides Bangladesh R exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 15 percent reside and Taiwan, where 13 percent reside.
R Last Name Statistics demography
R earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.98% less than the national average, earning $48,200 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
R Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| R in the Russian language | ||
| Рь | r | - |
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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 R
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