Raeesa Surname
Approximately 794 people bear this surname
Raeesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 752 | 1:237,558 | 5,453 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Raeesa (27,487) may also be a first name.
Raeesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raeesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raeesa (Hindi: रईसा) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Raeesa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raeesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Raeesa is the 433,161st most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,178,269 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Raeesa reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Raeesa is also the 29,796th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 27,487 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 752 people, or 1 in 237,558. In Pakistan Raeesa is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 78 percent reside, Punjab, where 17 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raheesa | 92 | 36 | / |
| Raeesah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Raeesad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Raeeshad | 86 | 10 | / |
| Raeeshah | 86 | 8 | / |
| Raheesha | 86 | 6 | / |
| Raeeshai | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rahesa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Raeeza | 83 | 4 | / |
| Rehesa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Raaesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raeisa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rahessa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Rahiesa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Raeisha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rahesha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rahesau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reuesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raeesho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rayaesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reyaesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rahaesa | 77 | 0 | / |
| Reusa | 73 | 112 | / |
| Raeiszad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rahaesai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raveisah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rahisa | 67 | 298 | / |
| Raeiza | 67 | 39 | / |
| Roaisa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rehisa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reusah | 67 | 2 | / |
Raeesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raeesa in the Hindi language | ||
| रईसा | ra'isa | 97.84 |
| रर्इसा | rar'isa | 0.59 |
| रईस | ra'isa | 0.39 |
| राईसा | ra'isa | 0.39 |
| रइसा | ra'isa | 0.39 |
| रईशा | ra'isa | 0.2 |
| रहीसा | rahisa | 0.2 |
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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
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- 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 Raeesa
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