Raina Surname
Approximately 48,120 people bear this surname
Raina Surname User-submission:
A Kashmiri occupational surname which originally referred to someone who worked in the royal court. Mainly associated with Kashmiri Pundits and their descendants. It is rumored that all people born with this surname are descended from a single family in medieval Kashmir.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31,002 | 1:24,742 | 1,870 |
| Nepal | 10,135 | 1:2,810 | 348 |
| United States | 955 | 1:379,538 | 33,538 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Italy | 696 | 1:87,869 | 15,201 |
| Indonesia | 651 | 1:203,148 | 19,215 |
| United Arab Emirates | 586 | 1:15,635 | 1,896 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Canada | 352 | 1:104,675 | 11,294 |
| Thailand | 213 | 1:331,635 | 57,264 |
| Argentina | 203 | 1:210,559 | 17,357 |
| Bahrain | 176 | 1:7,663 | 1,429 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| Cameroon | 160 | 1:129,807 | 14,666 |
| England | 146 | 1:381,631 | 26,761 |
| Pakistan | 134 | 1:1,333,163 | 15,264 |
| Tanzania | 116 | 1:456,393 | 31,870 |
| Ukraine | 112 | 1:406,453 | 48,989 |
| France | 112 | 1:593,060 | 78,954 |
| Australia | 105 | 1:257,102 | 23,526 |
| Qatar | 81 | 1:29,111 | 3,031 |
| Russia | 73 | 1:1,974,288 | 123,658 |
| Finland | 70 | 1:78,524 | 8,534 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 1:73,037 | 10,843 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Uruguay | 39 | 1:87,994 | 8,905 |
| Turkey | 36 | 1:2,161,706 | 72,332 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 1:3,636 | 866 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Raïna (2), Ráina (1) & Raína (1) are calculated separately.
Raina (39,243) may also be a first name.
Raina Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Kashmiri occupational surname which originally referred to someone who worked in the royal court. Mainly associated with Kashmiri Pundits and their descendants. It is rumored that all people born with this surname are descended from a single family in medieval Kashmir.
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Raina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raina Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raina (Arabic: ريناء, Bengali: রাইনা, Georgian: რაინა, Hindi: रैना, Marathi: रैना, Oriya: ରାଇନା, Russian: Раина, Tibetan: རའི་ན་) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Raïna, Ráina or Raína. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raina? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,676th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 151,445 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Raina live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 22,566th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 39,243 people.
This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 31,002 people, or 1 in 24,742. In India it is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 54 percent reside, Delhi, where 10 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent reside. Not including India this last name is found in 93 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Raina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Raina has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raina last name increased 19,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 14,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Raina Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Raina surname is predominantly Orthodox (63%) in Russia.
In The United States Raina are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.
The amount Raina earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 41.44% more than the national average, earning $61,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.7% more than the national average, earning $59,967 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raina in the Georgian language | ||
| რაინა | raina | - |
| Raina in the Tibetan language | ||
| རའི་ན་ | réna | - |
| Raina in the Hindi language | ||
| रैना | raina | 88.62 |
| राईना | ra'ina | 2.56 |
| रैणा | raina | 1.97 |
| रायना | rayana | 1.97 |
| राइना | ra'ina | 1.95 |
| राीना | raina | 1.31 |
| रईना | ra'ina | 0.68 |
| रीना | rina | 0.22 |
| रइना | ra'ina | 0.13 |
| रिना | rina | 0.11 |
| रेना | rena | 0.09 |
| राणा | rana | 0.07 |
| राईन्ा | ra'ina | 0.02 |
| रेणा | rena | 0.02 |
| क़ष्ण | qasna | 0.02 |
| राना | rana | 0.02 |
| राइन | ra'ina | 0.02 |
| Raina in the Marathi language | ||
| रैना | raina | 85.92 |
| राईना | ra'ina | 3.4 |
| रईना | ra'ina | 1.66 |
| रैणा | raina | 1.58 |
| अिनल | ainala | 1.03 |
| राना | rana | 0.79 |
| राईन | ra'ina | 0.47 |
| अिनता | ainata | 0.47 |
| जैन | jaina | 0.4 |
| िरना | irana | 0.32 |
| रिंव | rinva | 0.24 |
| राणे | rane | 0.16 |
| अिनशा | ainasa | 0.16 |
| वैना | vaina | 0.16 |
| रैिना | raiina | 0.16 |
| रइना | ra'ina | 0.08 |
| रीना | rina | 0.08 |
| राणी | rani | 0.08 |
| Raina in the Bengali language | ||
| রাইনা | ra'ina | 55.56 |
| রায়না | rayana | 38.89 |
| রাজিয়া | rajiya | 5.56 |
| Raina in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଇନା | ra'ina | 54.93 |
| ରଇନା | ra'ina | 34.21 |
| େରୖନା | erana | 4.28 |
| ରାଈନା | ra'ina | 1.32 |
| ରଇନ | ra'ina | 0.99 |
| ରଈନା | ra'ina | 0.66 |
| ରାଇନ | ra'ina | 0.66 |
| ରାଇଁଆ | ra'ima | 0.66 |
| ରାଏନା | ra'ena | 0.66 |
| କାଳିଆ | kali'a | 0.33 |
| େରନା | erana | 0.33 |
| ରହିମ | rahima | 0.33 |
| ରଇଣା | ra'ina | 0.33 |
| ରଏନା | ra'ena | 0.33 |
| Raina in the Russian language | ||
| Раина | raina | - |
| Raina in the Arabic language | ||
| ريناء | ryna | - |
| راينا | rayna | - |
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