Rainey Surname
Approximately 37,060 people bear this surname
Rainey Surname Definition:
(Scottish) Descendant of little Ren, a pet form of Reginald (counsel, judgment).
Rainey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31,101 | 1:11,654 | 1,456 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,640 | 1:1,125 | 231 |
| England | 1,600 | 1:34,824 | 4,600 |
| Canada | 762 | 1:48,354 | 5,867 |
| Australia | 597 | 1:45,219 | 5,675 |
| Scotland | 415 | 1:12,901 | 1,706 |
| New Zealand | 358 | 1:12,649 | 2,205 |
| Ireland | 117 | 1:40,247 | 3,159 |
| Wales | 76 | 1:40,718 | 3,964 |
| Israel | 69 | 1:124,024 | 13,566 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,404 | 1:3,155 | 589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 389 | 1:62,662 | 7,272 |
| Scotland | 83 | 1:45,099 | 3,253 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,762 | 1:13,349 | 1,713 |
Rainey (1,807) may also be a first name.
Rainey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scottish) Descendant of little Ren, a pet form of Reginald (counsel, judgment).
Rainey Demographics
Average Male Rainey Height
176.79 cm
Average Female Rainey Height
162.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rainey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rainey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rainey (Marathi: रैनी) is found most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rainey? popularity and diffusion
Rainey is the 15,029th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 196,642 people. The last name Rainey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Rainey live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 179,687th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 1,807 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 31,101 people, or 1 in 11,654. In The United States Rainey is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Rainey is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 4 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Rainey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rainey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 827 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 411 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rainey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Rainey surname is chiefly Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Rainey last name are 10.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.11% being registered with the political party.
The amount Rainey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 735.99% more than the national average, earning R 1,986,640 per year; in United States they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning $40,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $50,588 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rainey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rainey in the Marathi language | ||
| रैनी | raini | 50 |
| रईन | ra'ina | 50 |
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Rainey Reference & Research
Reaney FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Rainey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Reaney 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
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- 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 Rainey
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