Rashayi Surname
Approximately 561 people bear this surname
Rashayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 522 | 1:29,575 | 4,542 |
| Iran | 36 | 1:2,132,848 | 74,334 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Rashayi (214) may also be a first name.
Rashayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rashayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rashayi (Marathi: रशयी) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rashayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rashayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 564,325th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Rashayi reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 617,781st most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 214 people.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 522 people, or 1 in 29,575. In Zimbabwe Rashayi is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 41 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 22 percent are found and Harare Province, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 6 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rashayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rashayi in the Marathi language | ||
| रशयी | rasayi | - |
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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 Rashayi
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