Raima Surname
Approximately 1,612 people bear this surname
Raima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 866 | 1:9,415 | 765 |
| Uganda | 352 | 1:110,907 | 10,820 |
| India | 138 | 1:5,558,445 | 134,139 |
| Thailand | 62 | 1:1,139,328 | 167,850 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Nepal | 9 | 1:3,164,551 | 10,069 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Raïma (2) are calculated separately.
Raima (19,548) may also be a first name.
Raima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raima (Bengali: রাইমা, Georgian: რაიმა, Hindi: रईमा, Marathi: रईमा, Oriya: ରଇମା) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Raïma. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 246,661st most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,520,810 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Raima live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Raima is also the 38,489th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19,548 people.
This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 866 people, or 1 in 9,415. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 82 percent live, Jiwaka, where 10 percent live and West New Britain, where 2 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Raima exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Raima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Raima has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raima last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raima in the Georgian language | ||
| რაიმა | raima | - |
| Raima in the Bengali language | ||
| রাইমা | ra'ima | 81.25 |
| রইমা | ra'ima | 18.75 |
| Raima in the Marathi language | ||
| रईमा | ra'ima | 71.43 |
| रइमा | ra'ima | 10.71 |
| िरमा | irama | 10.71 |
| रैमा | raima | 7.14 |
| Raima in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଇମା | ra'ima | 60 |
| ରାଇମା | ra'ima | 34.55 |
| େରୖମା | erama | 2.73 |
| ରଈମା | ra'ima | 0.91 |
| ରାଏମା | ra'ema | 0.91 |
| ରାଈମା | ra'ima | 0.91 |
| Raima in the Hindi language | ||
| रईमा | ra'ima | 38.73 |
| रैमा | raima | 23.24 |
| रायमा | rayama | 10.56 |
| राइमा | ra'ima | 7.75 |
| राईमा | ra'ima | 7.04 |
| रइमा | ra'ima | 4.93 |
| राीमा | raima | 3.52 |
| रिमा | rima | 1.41 |
| रीमा | rima | 1.41 |
| राईया | ra'iya | 0.7 |
| नईमा | na'ima | 0.7 |
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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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