Rail Surname

143,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Rail Surname Definition:

(French) a nickname from the bird so called [French râle, earlier rasle; onomatopœic] A quayle, the raile, and the olde raven.—Skelton, Colyn Cloute, 872.

Rail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada8631:42,6955,301
India7551:1,015,98142,720
United States6341:571,70246,905
Chile3151:55,9252,439
Indonesia1251:1,057,99476,813
England991:562,80934,447
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Australia631:428,50333,982
Afghanistan451:714,5157,832
Czechia241:443,06148,767
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland21:190,0456,825
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3291:152,64014,109

Rail (33,506) may also be a first name.

Rail Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) a nickname from the bird so called [French râle, earlier rasle; onomatopœic] A quayle, the raile, and the olde raven.—Skelton, Colyn Cloute, 872.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Rayle in Illogan; from ryel, royal.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Rail Last Name Facts

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

Rail (Georgian: რაილ, Hindi: राईल, Marathi: राईल, Oriya: ରାଇଲ, Tibetan: རེལ་) is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rail? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 143,030th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,344,016 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Rail live; 48 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 25,563rd most common given name internationally, borne by 33,506 people.

This surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 42,695. In Canada it is most frequent in: Quebec, where 69 percent live, Ontario, where 18 percent live and British Columbia, where 6 percent live. Excluding Canada Rail is found in 41 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Rail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rail has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rail surname grew 193 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rail Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rail surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rail surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64% registered with the political party.

The amount Rail earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.27% less than the national average, earning $40,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raiol895,898/
Rasil89940/
Raile89776/
Rajil89754/
Raill89163/
Raihl89157/
Raiel89140/
Raisl8978/
Racil8946/
Ratil8945/
Raial8917/
Raitl8915/
Rayil8913/
Rhail8911/
Raiil894/
Raail893/
Railh893/
Raiul892/
Railt891/
Raiyl891/
Railė891/
Raijl890/
Ral863,140/
Rahail80996/
Rassil80266/
Rahiol80127/
Raihle8091/
Raihal8078/
Raille8078/
Raisel8077/
Rasiel8056/
Rachil8051/
Rawiel8049/
Raisle8038/
Raihel8022/
Raitel8021/
Raiele8021/
Rayile8020/
Raheil8018/
R'Hail8017/
Rhaiel8013/
Raiole8010/
Rahial805/
Raihil804/
Raisil803/
Rhaile803/
Rhayil802/
Raiale802/
Raggil801/
Raicyl801/
Rayill801/
Rahtil801/
Raiell801/
Raihol801/
Raiule801/
Rautil801/
Ratill801/
Rausil801/
Raiile801/
Raszil801/
Railhe801/
Raiyol801/
Raioll801/
Rasill800/
Hraile800/
Racill800/
Raul75133,089/
Real7594,012/
Riel7511,594/
Rael758,462/
Reil757,194/
Rall756,794/
Rale752,731/
Rayl752,554/
Rahl751,132/
Rile751,130/
Raal75531/
Roil75476/
Rzal75321/
Ralh75207/
Rhal75168/
Rasl75149/
Réal7586/
Rald7573/
Rajl7547/
Ritl7540/
Hral7531/
Rilh7528/
Ralp7523/
Ruil7521/
Ralt7510/
Ratl758/
Raùl753/
Rgil752/
Rèal751/
Rral751/
Rijl751/
Raichel73506/
Rayhill73465/
Raihall7353/
Raihold7332/
Raihill7325/
Rachild7317/
Railová7315/
Railova7312/
Raasild739/
R'Haiel737/
Raheile734/
R'Hayil733/
Raialle732/
Raittel731/
R'Atill731/
R'Haile731/
Rasilpp731/
Raisiel731/
Rachill731/
Rahiele731/
Raissel731/
Rattill730/
Raiihle730/
Rasel67180,017/
Rahal6775,100/
Rijal6759,333/
Royal6747,947/
Ralph6735,023/
Rahul6724,691/
Reale6721,510/
Riyal674,455/
Rajal673,917/
Rehal673,832/
Ratel673,378/
Rajul672,587/
Reyal672,085/
Raule671,824/
Rayal671,820/
Rayle671,308/
Rajel671,170/
Reihl671,140/
Reile671,109/
Rayel67950/
Rayol67851/
Ralle67829/
Resil67462/
Rauld67440/
Rhiel67390/
Reall67380/
Riyel67369/
Rasle67351/
R'Hil67344/
Rejal67304/
Ritel67289/
Racel67279/
Rojal67269/
Rajol67267/
Reill67208/
Risel67196/
Rhall67174/
Rauel67158/
Ruyal67137/
Rille67129/
Ruile67128/
Riell67119/
Reahl67110/
Rheal6793/
Reial6788/
Roile6780/
Ruijl6778/
Rawel6777/
Reisl6772/
Raull6759/
Riiel6756/
Rijel6754/
Reuil6753/
Rujal6748/
Rißel6748/
Realp6747/
Rahll6747/
Rhile6741/
Hrale6732/
Risle6731/
Ruisl6727/
Roiel6727/
Ragli6725/
Reitl6724/
Rayul6722/
Rallh6721/
Rojil6720/
Rajhl6719/
Rhael6718/
Hrzal6717/
Roisl6717/
Risil6716/
Roihl6716/
Rejil6716/
Rausl6713/
Realt6713/
Recil6713/
Ryoal6712/
Retil6712/
Raassild6712/
Ritil6711/
Rijil6711/
Rittl6711/
Rayll6710/
Rauschil6710/
Rauul679/
Reachill678/
Ricel678/
Roial678/
Rhale677/
Régil677/
Raale676/
Reiel676/
Rheil676/
Reyil676/
Rhhal676/
Rhaal676/
Roill675/
Rayyl675/
Raell675/
Rieal674/
Raslh674/
Rhaul674/
Ralhp674/
Rujil674/
Raichelt674/
Rahyl674/
Rasll674/
Reatl673/
Raulh673/
Royil673/
Rielh673/
Ralhe672/
Rraul672/
Rijol672/
Reald672/
Raulp672/
Rhalh672/
Réale672/
Hraul672/
Rahlh672/
Reeal672/
Raelh672/
Ruill671/
Reild671/
Ralhs671/
Ralpp671/
Raichell671/
R'Hayiel671/
Reilh671/
Rhayl671/
Reiol671/
Rieyl671/
Rautl671/
Raslt671/
Rattl671/
Rayhille671/
Rayilova671/
Raysield671/
Hrahl671/
Roiol671/
Ricil671/
Rasyl671/
Ryiel671/
Ruilp671/
Ratlh671/
Hrgal671/
Raalt671/
Rzalh671/
Realh671/
Rhasl671/
Raltd671/
Hratl671/
Hrall671/
Rihle670/
Rauhl670/
Hralt670/
Rauchild670/
Hrald670/
Raall670/
Reiul670/
Rayhiell670/
Ruiel670/

Rail Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rail in the Georgian language
რაილrail-
Rail in the Tibetan language
རེལ་rel-
Rail in the Oriya language
ରାଇଲra'ila80.89
ରାଇଳra'ila7.64
ରଇଲra'ila6.37
ରାଇଲ୍ra'il1.27
Rail in the Marathi language
राईलra'ila46
राइलra'ila22
रईलra'ila22
रफ़ीलrafila4
Rail in the Hindi language
राईलra'ila35.66
राइलra'ila27.27
रायलrayala14.69
रईलra'ila13.99
रैलraila4.9

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