Rarity Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Rarity Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rarity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1771:30,2483,130
England1031:540,95233,556
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland311:120,7495,564
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Rarity (17) may also be a first name.

Rarity Last Name Facts

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

Rarity (Arabic: ندرة) occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rarity? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rarity is the 737,137th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Rarity live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most numerous in Scotland, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 30,248. In Scotland Rarity is primarily concentrated in: West Lothian, where 24 percent are found, Glasgow City, where 18 percent are found and City of Edinburgh, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Scotland this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Rarity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rarity has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Rarity last name grew 571 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 10,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 689 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rarity Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rarity last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.22% being registered with the party.

Rarity earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.54% more than the national average, earning $58,483 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raritay921/
Rariti8345/
Rarita8313/
Rarite832/
Rority830/
Raritet7713/
Rairite779/
Raraita774/
Rariteu771/
Rayrite771/
Raritti771/
Rorithy771/
Rharrite714/
Rarite'e711/
Ratrithai6759/
Raryta6758/
Rorita6731/
Rareta6712/
Rorite675/
Rareti672/
Rorety670/
Raureti6286/
Rarethe624/
Roraita621/
Rarethi621/
Roritti621/
Reyritai571/
Rorestty571/
Rotrithai5313/
Roreti504/
Rorete504/

Rarity Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rarity in the Arabic language
ندرةndrt-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rarity
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