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Where Does The Last Name Ras Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ras (Arabic: ريص, Bengali: রাস, Hindi: रास, Marathi: रास, Oriya: ରସ, Russian: Рас, Tibetan: རཱས་) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Raš, Raś, Rás or Ráš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ras? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Ras is the 18,863^rd most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 249,522 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Ras are found; 19 percent are found in Southern Africa and 19 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 14,054^th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 68,916 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,570 people, or 1 in 9,727. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 37 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and North West, where 13 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Ras exists in 132 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 10 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.

Ras Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ras last name expanded 4,177 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 8,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ras Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Druze (42%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Ras surname are 27.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.85% registered with the party.

The amount Ras earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.55% more than the national average, earning R 488,460 per year; in Colombia they earn 40.74% less than the national average, earning $13,452,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning $46,405 CAD per year.