Rainham Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Rainham Surname Definition:
Rainham, a parish in Kent.
Rainham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
Rainham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Rainham, a parish in Kent.
A location name in Essex.
Rainham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rainham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rainham is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rainham? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Rainham is primarily found in Oceania, where 44 percent of Rainham are found; 44 percent are found in Australasia and 44 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
This surname is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 238,333. In New Zealand it is most common in: Tasman Region, where 53 percent live, Auckland Region, where 42 percent live and Wellington Region, where 5 percent live. Other than New Zealand this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 20 percent live.
Rainham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rainham has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Rainham surname grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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Rainham Reference & Research
Raynham One-name Study - A profile of the Raynham surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
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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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