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
The surname Raina (Arabic: ريناء, Bengali: রাইনা, Georgian: რაინა, Hindi: रैना, Marathi: रैना, Oriya: ରାଇନା, Russian: Раина, Tibetan: རའི་ན་) is most common in India. It may be found as a variant: Raïna, Ráina or Raína. Click here to see other possible spellings of Raina.
How Common Is The Last Name Raina? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,676th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,445 people. The last name Raina occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Raina reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 22,566th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 39,243 people.
The last name is most common in India, where it is held by 31,002 people, or 1 in 24,742. In India Raina is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 54 percent reside, Delhi, where 10 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account India Raina exists in 93 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Raina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Raina has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Raina last name grew 19,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 14,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Raina Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Raina last name is chiefly Orthodox (63%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Raina last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% being 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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