Rasa Surname
Approximately 13,792 people bear this surname
Rasa Surname User-submission:
It means 'roses' in Spanish. Seems to be from Andaluz or Laredo, Santander.
Rasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,318 | 1:231,183 | 13,554 |
| Indonesia | 2,582 | 1:51,220 | 5,734 |
| Nigeria | 2,222 | 1:79,722 | 5,653 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Italy | 790 | 1:77,414 | 13,567 |
| Iran | 608 | 1:126,287 | 11,636 |
| United States | 480 | 1:755,123 | 58,932 |
| Latvia | 370 | 1:5,541 | 772 |
| Malaysia | 255 | 1:115,664 | 7,680 |
| Finland | 223 | 1:24,649 | 3,386 |
| Thailand | 208 | 1:339,607 | 58,880 |
| Lithuania | 201 | 1:15,097 | 2,752 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Afghanistan | 125 | 1:257,225 | 4,320 |
| Nepal | 119 | 1:239,336 | 3,193 |
| France | 109 | 1:609,383 | 80,423 |
| Albania | 99 | 1:29,435 | 4,620 |
| Philippines | 97 | 1:1,043,693 | 87,866 |
| Romania | 92 | 1:218,238 | 21,332 |
| Pakistan | 75 | 1:2,381,918 | 21,272 |
| Kenya | 74 | 1:624,053 | 28,587 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 64 | 1:853 | 135 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Yemen | 10 | 1:2,642,529 | 14,606 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Rása (125), Raşa (86), Raša (76), Řasa (26), Rasà (12), Rasá (1) & Rasă (1) are calculated separately.
Rasa (37,443) may also be a first name.
Rasa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It means 'roses' in Spanish. Seems to be from Andaluz or Laredo, Santander.
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Rasa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Rasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rasa (Arabic: رصا, Bengali: রস, Georgian: რასა, Hindi: रासा, Marathi: रासा, Oriya: ରସା, Russian: Раса) is found most in India. It can also appear in the variant forms: Rása, Raşa, Raša, Řasa, Rasà, Rasá or Rasă. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rasa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 38,170th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 528,389 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Rasa reside; 37 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Rasa is also the 23,463rd most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 37,443 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 3,318 people, or 1 in 231,183. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 38 percent live, Gujarat, where 33 percent live and Telangana, where 18 percent live. Outside of India Rasa exists in 80 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 16 percent live.
Rasa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rasa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rasa surname grew 1,778 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rasa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Rasa last name is principally Christian (80%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Rasa surname are 5.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.49% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rasa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 46.52% less than the national average, earning €16,061 per year; in United States they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $48,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $50,664 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rasa in the Georgian language | ||
| რასა | rasa | - |
| Rasa in the Bengali language | ||
| রস | rasa | - |
| Rasa in the Marathi language | ||
| रासा | rasa | 83.33 |
| रसा | rasa | 15 |
| Rasa in the Oriya language | ||
| ରସା | rasa | 77.02 |
| ରାସ | rasa | 10.12 |
| ରସ | rasa | 4.76 |
| ରାସା | rasa | 2.43 |
| ରଶା | rasa | 2.33 |
| ରଷା | rasa | 0.71 |
| ରାଶ | rasa | 0.2 |
| ରାମ | rama | 0.1 |
| ରାଧା | radha | 0.1 |
| ରାଷା | rasa | 0.1 |
| ରାଶା | rasa | 0.1 |
| ରାେଶ | raesa | 0.1 |
| ରମା | rama | 0.1 |
| Rasa in the Hindi language | ||
| रासा | rasa | 52.97 |
| रसा | rasa | 45.61 |
| रास | rasa | 0.28 |
| रसी | rasi | 0.28 |
| ़रसा | rasa | 0.28 |
| रषा | rasa | 0.28 |
| Rasa in the Russian language | ||
| Раса | rasa | - |
| Rasa in the Arabic language | ||
| رصا | rsa | - |
| رسا | rsa | - |
| رؤسي | rwsy | - |
| راسا | rasa | - |
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