Raith Surname

81,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Raith Surname Definition:

An Ayrshire surname. Probably local, from Raith near Monkton. Alexander Raith, burgess of Ayr, 1488-91 (Ayr, p. 93; Friars Ayr, p. 63), and Alexander Recht, junior, witness in Ayr, 1490 (Ayr, p. 94), perhaps son of the former.

Raith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9801:20,2282,679
Austria8841:9,6331,250
United States6201:584,61147,805
India1161:6,612,633149,434
Denmark601:94,0798,936
England581:960,65648,451
France471:1,413,249138,595
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Raith (149) may also be a first name.

Raith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Ayrshire surname. Probably local, from Raith near Monkton. Alexander Raith, burgess of Ayr, 1488-91 (Ayr, p. 93; Friars Ayr, p. 63), and Alexander Recht, junior, witness in Ayr, 1490 (Ayr, p. 94), perhaps son of the former.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Raith Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Raith Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Raith (Hindi: रािठ, Marathi: राठी, Oriya: ରଇଥ) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raith? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,829th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,228,928 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Raith are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Raith is also the 754,880th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 149 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,980 people, or 1 in 20,228. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 65 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Raith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raith last name increased 912 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 363 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Raith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Raith last name are 29.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.84% being registered with the party.

The amount Raith earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $40,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.53% more than the national average, earning $64,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rajith91906/
Raitch9147/
Raiths9141/
Raithz9135/
Raithe9122/
Raitth912/
Raitsh911/
Rhaith911/
Raiath911/
Rath89132,441/
Rait8932,258/
Rith898,198/
Raieeth8325/
Reath8035,967/
Reith8012,558/
Rauth8011,216/
Rieth806,213/
Rithe806,132/
Raath803,840/
Rathe802,420/
Raths801,687/
Raitt801,636/
Roith801,062/
Raidt80906/
Rajit80561/
Rhait80411/
Rayit80311/
Raite80281/
Ratch80150/
Raits80130/
Rathz8061/
Ritth8033/
Raist8032/
Rathd8030/
Ratth8018/
Raiut8014/
Rathß809/
Raidh808/
Ruith806/
Raiat806/
Rayth806/
Hrath803/
Radth803/
Raiet803/
Raiht801/
Raiit801/
Rrait801/
Rhith801/
Ratht801/
Raizt801/
Hrith801/
Rathh801/
Rahth801/
Ratsh800/
Raithová771/
Rajitsch771/
Rit7515,332/
Rat7510,558/
Raouth731,942/
Raaths73889/
Rahath73811/
Rayath73769/
Ritthe73438/
Ratthe73402/
Rauthe73210/
Rejith73151/
Raiate73137/
Reithe73112/
Raitte7369/
Rajath7354/
Rahiot7347/
Riyath7336/
Raihat7334/
Reiths7331/
Raythe7331/
Raittz7329/
Raicht7320/
Rahuth7319/
Raiste7319/
Raythz7317/
Radthe7315/
Rautch7314/
Raaidh7312/
Roitch7312/
Raiout7311/
Rasthe739/
Hratch738/
Raiytt738/
Rayite738/
Raihad737/
Raysth737/
Reaths736/
Raihid735/
Rayuth735/
Rayoth734/
Rahiat734/
Reitch733/
Reatch732/
Rajsth732/
Raihod732/
Royath732/
Rahait731/
Rajeth731/
Rajidh731/
Rajitt731/
Ruitch731/
Reeath731/
Rhatch731/
Rhathe731/
Rhauth731/
Reisth731/
Rathdh731/
Rayitz731/
Raythd731/
Raihts731/
Raasth731/
Hrrath731/
Raisdt731/
Hrithe731/
Roitth731/
Rujith731/
Ruithe731/
Reitth731/
Ratths730/
Hrauth730/
Rathhe730/
Reathe730/
Raut671,209,057/
Reat6710,416/
Rist6710,410/
Rast677,915/
Rate675,467/
Raid675,082/
Riet674,878/
Ritt674,502/
Raat673,821/
Rite673,009/
Rats672,300/
Riot671,480/
Radh671,214/
Ratt671,097/
Reth671,068/
Raić67960/
Räth67925/
Reit67909/
Rayt67716/
Raet67618/
Roitsch67373/
Roit67333/
Ruit67317/
Rijt67190/
Radt67187/
Rajt67186/
Ráth67186/
Rhaiout67170/
Raht67131/
Rhit67126/
Hrit67109/
Rathová67102/
Reitsch6791/
Rahd6784/
Ryth6748/
Hrat6732/
Riththe6718/
Ridt6717/
Reatsch6716/
Rajeeth6716/
Raththe6714/
Ridh6712/
Raitová6711/
Rhat6711/
Raitova6710/
Ratp679/
Rhaihat679/
Røisæth676/
Reejith675/
Rrat675/
Ratė675/
Rizt674/
Réth673/
Rathova673/
Ratd672/
Ritp672/
Rahajit671/
Riht671/
Rateher671/
Raït671/
Raát671/
Raggitt671/
Rãth671/
Réat671/
Roojith671/
Rgit671/
Richthe670/

Raith Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raith in the Hindi language
रािठraitha-
Raith in the Oriya language
ରଇଥra'itha-
Raith in the Marathi language
राठीrathi-

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