Raier Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Raier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Raier (14) may also be a first name.

Raier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raier occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Raier live; 73 percent live in South America and 51 percent live in Luso-South America. Raier is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 14 people.

The surname Raier is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 4,281,487. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 60 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 16 percent live and Paraná, where 16 percent live. Aside from Brazil this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 22 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Raier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raier last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raiher91262/
Rawier911/
Rajier911/
Rauier911/
Rayier910/
Rier89834/
Rair89296/
Raer89174/
Raihert8321/
Raierth835/
Raihier832/
Rauer805,481/
Rayer803,675/
Reier801,551/
Rajer80695/
Roier80156/
Raire80126/
Rawer8072/
Rajir8068/
Raitr8041/
Riehr8037/
Rijer8017/
Riyer8013/
Raisr8011/
Hrair8011/
Rhair807/
Raird805/
Raiur804/
Rayir804/
Ruier803/
Raior803/
Riear803/
Raehr801/
Raijr801/
Rhaer801/
Róier801/
Rhier800/
Reiher734,253/
Rauert73577/
Ragger73379/
Rigger73363/
Rygier73231/
Rayher73223/
Raouer73122/
Rahyer7371/
Rijger7359/
Reyier7356/
Rauyer7356/
Reiert7321/
Rowier7320/
Raihar7319/
Hrauer7317/
Rahiar7315/
Raiaur7314/
Rajeer7311/
Rayeer735/
Hrajer734/
Rayere734/
Rahger731/
Rahwer731/
Raiare731/
Rzayer731/
Rhayer731/
Rejier731/
Rieyer731/
Rayire731/
Rohier731/
Royier731/
Raggir731/
Reiere731/
Raajer731/
Raajir731/
Roierr731/
Rauere731/
Raiure731/
Riejer730/
Roeier730/
Rouier730/
Ryer671,432/
Rear671,246/
Rouhier67913/
Ruer67863/
Roer67839/
Reyr67819/
Reer67464/
Ruggier67272/
Raur67172/
Rajr67136/
Reur6794/
Rayr6746/
Ruir6734/
Reierth6719/
Rayhert6715/
Reihert6714/
Reir6714/
Roir6714/
Geeraer672/
Raujere672/
Rahaver671/
Rajgeer671/
Rahiare671/
Rayherd671/
Rawerth671/
Hrhhier671/
Reihehr671/
Rijr671/
Rahaire671/
Raggior670/
Roehier670/

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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 Raier
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