Raees Surname

19,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Raees Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan24,2951:7,353599
Afghanistan1,2421:25,8881,202
India8821:869,68938,143
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
United Arab Emirates3201:28,6323,160
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
England501:1,114,36153,243
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Oman61:614,6626,082
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Raees (48,886) may also be a first name.

Raees Last Name Facts

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

Raees (Hindi: रईस, Marathi: आएशा) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raees? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 19,650th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 261,043 people. Raees is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Raees are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Raees is also the 18,884th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 48,886 people.

The surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 24,295 people, or 1 in 7,353. In Pakistan it is most common in: Sindh, where 51 percent are found, Punjab, where 27 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent are found. Besides Pakistan Raees occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Raees Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raees surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Raees earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 50.97% more than the national average, earning $65,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.07% less than the national average, earning $46,669 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahees911,095/
Raeesh9177/
Raeese919/
Raeess916/
Raeees913/
Raeeis913/
Hraees911/
Raaees911/
Raeesx911/
Raeeas911/
Raheesh83256/
Raayees8317/
Raiyees831/
Raeeash831/
Rahiees831/
Hraeesh831/
Raeis80102/
Reeis8029/
Raeys8028/
Rahes8023/
Raeez8018/
Reaes8015/
Rehes8014/
Reues8010/
Reeys8010/
Ryees806/
Raïes805/
Reees803/
Riees803/
Raaes802/
Reejs802/
Reíes801/
Roees801/
Raaeeshh771/
Rahesh73910/
Reheis73567/
Rayyes7350/
Rayies7314/
Rahies7312/
Reyies739/
Raheys739/
Roehes738/
Raaies736/
Raiyes735/
Reayes734/
Reyeis733/
Reyyes733/
Reijes733/
Reiyes732/
Raeish732/
Raeiss731/
Reeees731/
Raueez731/
Reuyes731/
Raeeaz731/
Riiees731/
Reyeys731/
Rejyes731/
Raheis731/
Hruees731/
Rayaes731/
Rhoees731/
Reahes731/
Rajhes731/
Rajyes731/
Reheus730/
Raeist730/
Reehes730/
Reuess730/
Rahess730/
Reaies730/
Reus6711,389/
Rajiesh6742/
Reheish6727/
Rueesch677/
Rejiehs675/
Rajahes673/
Reés672/
Reigies672/
Raeisse672/
Rayyess671/
Ragieis671/
Rajhess671/
Rejiesh671/
Rayiesh671/
Röes671/
Roeesch671/
Rieyies671/
Rajheis671/
Rahayes671/
Rejjesh671/
Reheise670/
Rehheis670/

Raees Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raees in the Hindi language
रईसra'isa93.96
रर्इसrar'isa3.53
Raees in the Marathi language
आएशाa'esa40
राणेrane20
अवेसavesa20
रासrasa20

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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 Raees
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