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

The surname Rather (Hindi: राठेर, Marathi: राठेर, Oriya: ରାେଠାର) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Räther. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

It is the 13,328^th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 173,678 people. The surname Rather occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Rather reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 951,070^th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 99 people.

The surname Rather is most common in India, where it is carried by 38,534 people, or 1 in 19,906. In India Rather is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 99 percent reside, Delhi, where 0 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.

Rather Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Rather has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rather surname rose 480 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 414 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rather Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Rather surname are 10.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rather earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 31.48% less than the national average, earning 237,126 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning $44,282 USD per year.