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 Railey Salary in
United States
$41,130 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Railey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Railey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Railey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Railey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 112,373rd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,767,106 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Railey reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 546,451st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 265 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,010 people, or 1 in 120,418. In The United States Railey is most frequent in: Georgia, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs 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 grew 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Railey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Railey surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Railey last name are 18.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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
- 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 Railey
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