Raaya Surname
Approximately 1,714 people bear this surname
Raaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,178 | 1:22,432 | 2,306 |
| Jordan | 403 | 1:21,942 | 3,138 |
| Lebanon | 52 | 1:108,405 | 6,209 |
| Palestine | 34 | 1:133,790 | 7,867 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Raaya (231) may also be a first name.
Raaya Demographics
Raaya Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Raaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raaya (Hindi: रआय, Marathi: िरया) is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 234,903rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,251,777 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Raaya are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 590,311th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 231 people.
It is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is held by 1,178 people, or 1 in 22,432. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 100 percent live, Hadramaut Governorate, where 0 percent live and Hajjah Governorate, where 0 percent live. Outside of Yemen it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 24 percent live and Lebanon, where 3 percent live.
Raaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Raaya last name is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raaya in the Hindi language | ||
| रआय | ra'aya | - |
| Raaya in the Marathi language | ||
| िरया | iraya | - |
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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 Raaya
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