Railey Surname
Approximately 4,124 people bear this surname
Railey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,010 | 1:120,418 | 12,884 |
| Liberia | 905 | 1:4,871 | 595 |
| New Zealand | 54 | 1:83,858 | 11,975 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 558 | 1:89,998 | 9,285 |
Railey (265) may also be a first name.
Railey Demographics
Average Male Railey Height
177.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Railey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Railey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Railey occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Railey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 112,373rd most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,767,106 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Railey are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 546,451st most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 265 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,010 people, or 1 in 120,418. In The United States Railey is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 22 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.
Railey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Railey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Railey last name expanded 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Railey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Railey surname are 18.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.51% registered with the party.
The amount Railey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $41,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.26% more than the national average, earning $61,738 CAD per year.
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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 Railey
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