Where Does The Last Name Ra Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Ra (Bengali: রা, Hindi: र, Marathi: राम, Oriya: ରା) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Rá, Rà, Rã or Ră. Click here for other possible spellings of Ra.

How Common Is The Last Name Ra? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,304^th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,652 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Ra are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,377^th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 429,694 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 366,524 people, or 1 in 2,093. In India Ra is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 75 percent live, Haryana, where 13 percent live and Gujarat, where 6 percent live. Beside India Ra exists in 143 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 3 percent live and Egypt, where 2 percent live.

Ra Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ra surname grew 15,623 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ra Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ra last name is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (91%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ra surname are 1.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ra earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.69% more than the national average, earning $46,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $54,446 CAD per year.