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
Railey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Railey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 112,373rd most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,767,106 people. The last name Railey is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Railey live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 546,451st most widespread given name internationally, borne by 265 people.
The surname Railey is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,010 people, or 1 in 120,418. In The United States Railey is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 22 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.
Railey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Railey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Railey last name increased 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Railey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Railey last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Railey are 18.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.51% being 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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