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

Ra (Bengali: রা, Hindi: र, Marathi: राम, Oriya: ରା) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur as a variant: Rá, Rà, Rã or Ră. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 1,304^th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,652 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Ra live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,377^th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 429,694 people.

The last name Ra is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 366,524 people, or 1 in 2,093. In India it is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 75 percent live, Haryana, where 13 percent live and Gujarat, where 6 percent live. Apart from India Ra exists in 143 countries. It is also common 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 bearing the Ra surname expanded 15,623 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ra Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (91%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ra last name are 1.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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.