Rails Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Rails Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 82 | 1:612,423 | 40,920 |
Rails (21) may also be a first name.
Rails Demographics
Rails Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Rails Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rails Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rails is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rails? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Rails is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Rails live; 33 percent live in North Africa and 33 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 21 people.
It is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. Not including Algeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 33 percent are found and Guinea, where 33 percent are found.
Rails Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
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Rails Reference & Research
Rayl DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Rayl FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Rails
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis