Rare Surname
Approximately 543 people bear this surname
Rare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 173 | 1:23,670 | 2,068 |
| Zimbabwe | 121 | 1:127,589 | 16,979 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Solomon Islands | 26 | 1:22,309 | 4,345 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Raré (2) are calculated separately.
Rare (929) may also be a first name.
Rare Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rare Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rare (Georgian: რარე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺍﺭﻩ, Hindi: रारे, Russian: Раре) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Raré. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rare? popularity and diffusion
It is the 578,557th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,420,895 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Rare are found; 34 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 265,401st most numerous first name at a global level, held by 929 people.
It is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 23,670. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 31 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 21 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rare Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rare in the Georgian language | ||
| რარე | rare | - |
| Rare in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﺍﺭﻩ | rarh | 54 |
| ﺭﺍﺭ | rar | 38 |
| ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺭ | alrar | 6 |
| ﺭﺍﺭﺍﻩ | rarah | 2 |
| Rare in the Hindi language | ||
| रारे | rare | 50 |
| राड़े | rare | 25 |
| राृे | rare | 25 |
| Rare in the Russian language | ||
| Раре | rare | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Rare
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