Raess Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Guam

Raess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1851:44,3946,109
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Pakistan501:3,572,87826,888
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
France231:2,887,944200,772
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Guam81:20,0153,029
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Raess (87) may also be a first name.

Raess Last Name Facts

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

Raess (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺍﻳﺲ, Marathi: रेस) is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raess? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 623,516th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name Raess is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Raess reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,024,927th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 87 people.

The surname is most common in Switzerland, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 44,394. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Zürich, where 27 percent live, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 23 percent live and Canton of Bern, where 13 percent live. Not including Switzerland it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.

Raess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raess surname increased 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raess last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Raess earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.55% more than the national average, earning $48,564 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning $37,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rayess91972/
Raiess916/
Rahess910/
Raes897,880/
Rayesse8317/
Raiesse835/
Rajessh832/
Rayyess831/
Rahessd831/
Rajhess831/
Raggess830/
Rayes8021,130/
Reiss8020,774/
Raiss807,481/
Riess806,817/
Reuss804,612/
Raies802,255/
Ruess802,071/
Rawes80801/
Roess80739/
Rajes80482/
Rauss80432/
Raese80318/
Reyss80168/
Raesz80153/
Reass80103/
Raesh8075/
Rayss8059/
Reess8047/
Rejss8030/
Raehs8029/
Raeys8028/
Rahes8023/
Reaes8015/
Raïes805/
Rajss804/
Raesj802/
Raaes802/
Ryess802/
Rhaes801/
Raues800/
Rajesjsh771/
Rajesh7343,321/
Rayees732,755/
Rahesh73910/
Reisse73419/
Reusse73353/
Raisse73263/
Raiees73253/
Rausse73162/
Raehse73131/
Rahjes73106/
Rajees7397/
Raesch7395/
Rayyes7350/
Rahiss7344/
Reyess7333/
Reissd7328/
Raysse7326/
Rojass7322/
Rayiss7319/
Rhaese7319/
Rawesh7318/
Raiesh7318/
Rheiss7317/
Rayesh7315/
Rayies7314/
Rahies7312/
Raheys739/
Riyass738/
Rhayes737/
Reuyss737/
Raaies736/
Rayest735/
Raiyes735/
Rejoss735/
Roesse733/
Reihss733/
Raeees733/
Ragges732/
Rajesj732/
Rawees732/
Reytss731/
Rajyes731/
Rajehs731/
Rajhes731/
Rajoss731/
Raeths731/
Raiese731/
Raajes731/
Reahes731/
Rayoss731/
Raheis731/
Raoues731/
Rojess731/
Hrauss731/
Reeass731/
Riessz731/
Rzayes731/
Raiiss731/
Hrayss731/
Raiass731/
Rohess731/
Rrauss731/
Royess730/
Reaies730/
Reuess730/
Reiiss730/
Reasse730/
Reuoss730/
Rowess730/
Reis67532,180/
Rais6797,295/
Rees6787,834/
Ries6732,586/
Reus6711,389/
Raus674,286/
Roes673,660/
Reas672,896/
Rays672,545/
Raez671,928/
Reys671,773/
Rajs67866/
Räss67690/
Rajeesh67477/
Rues67290/
Rejasse67267/
Rejs67195/
Ryes67188/
Raetsch67184/
Röss67121/
Rajiesh6742/
Rajesth6737/
Raajesh6735/
Rayasse6728/
Raieesh6717/
Raayees6717/
Rayeesh678/
Rõss678/
Raeß676/
Rauschs675/
Raweesh675/
Rahawes674/
Reís674/
Rouesse674/
Raîs673/
Rahjesh672/
Raishsh671/
Reuschs671/
Rayeese671/
Rayiesh671/
Reischs671/
Réas671/
Rajheis671/
Rahayes671/
Rayisse671/
Rayouss671/
Reyasse671/
Raajiss671/
D'Roess671/
Roggess670/
Raedsch670/

Raess Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raess in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﺍﻳﺲrays-
Raess in the Marathi language
रेसresa-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raess
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