Rayan Surname
Approximately 34,601 people bear this surname
Rayan Surname User-submission:
The Rayan surname comes from the word rayan, which means 'a door from heaven for people who were fasting other' in Islam.
Rayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 11,410 | 1:8,057 | 982 |
| Palestine | 4,992 | 1:911 | 130 |
| Jordan | 4,218 | 1:2,096 | 390 |
| India | 3,705 | 1:207,035 | 12,373 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,703 | 1:11,415 | 1,576 |
| Morocco | 1,704 | 1:20,232 | 3,124 |
| Bangladesh | 1,622 | 1:98,247 | 4,266 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| United States | 426 | 1:850,843 | 64,837 |
| Algeria | 365 | 1:105,840 | 15,449 |
| Kuwait | 212 | 1:17,928 | 2,427 |
| Bahrain | 206 | 1:6,547 | 1,173 |
| Pakistan | 206 | 1:867,203 | 11,961 |
| Indonesia | 203 | 1:651,474 | 51,002 |
| Peru | 181 | 1:175,603 | 8,650 |
| Russia | 163 | 1:884,191 | 70,663 |
| Iraq | 162 | 1:216,183 | 4,877 |
| France | 143 | 1:464,495 | 66,161 |
| Thailand | 127 | 1:556,207 | 95,235 |
| Malaysia | 125 | 1:235,954 | 13,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 110 | 1:83,293 | 7,578 |
| Tanzania | 95 | 1:557,280 | 35,395 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Qatar | 50 | 1:47,160 | 4,880 |
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| Philippines | 44 | 1:2,300,869 | 126,392 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Lebanon | 27 | 1:208,781 | 8,577 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 224 | 1:224,191 | 18,990 |
The alternate forms: Rayán (2) are calculated separately.
Rayan (84,255) may also be a first name.
Rayan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Rayan surname comes from the word rayan, which means 'a door from heaven for people who were fasting other' in Islam.
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Rayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rayan (Bengali: রায়ন, Hindi: रायण, Marathi: रायन, Oriya: ରୟାନ, Russian: Райан) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also occur as a variant: Rayán. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,099th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 210,617 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Rayan reside; 39 percent reside in North Africa and 33 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 11,849th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 84,255 people.
It is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 11,410 people, or 1 in 8,057. Besides Egypt it exists in 91 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 14 percent reside and Jordan, where 12 percent reside.
Rayan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rayan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rayan last name grew 190 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rayan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Christian (75%) in Kenya and Sunni (44%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Rayan last name are 36.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.47% registered with the party.
The amount Rayan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,701 per year; in South Africa they earn 143.31% more than the national average, earning R 578,196 per year; in United States they earn 20.41% more than the national average, earning $51,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.27% more than the national average, earning $64,720 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rayan in the Marathi language | ||
| रायन | rayana | 77.76 |
| रयन | rayana | 6.72 |
| रयान | rayana | 6.4 |
| रायान | rayana | 1.6 |
| रायण | rayana | 1.44 |
| रॉयन | royana | 0.96 |
| राजन | rajana | 0.48 |
| रेयान | reyana | 0.32 |
| रायँ | rayam | 0.32 |
| रायात | rayata | 0.32 |
| रतन | ratana | 0.32 |
| यान | yana | 0.32 |
| सायन | sayana | 0.16 |
| शयन | sayana | 0.16 |
| रायल | rayala | 0.16 |
| रायण् | rayan | 0.16 |
| Rayan in the Hindi language | ||
| रायण | rayana | 73.48 |
| रायन | rayana | 15.98 |
| रयान | rayana | 6.43 |
| रयण | rayana | 1.15 |
| रयन | rayana | 0.82 |
| रायं | rayam | 0.82 |
| रायणा | rayana | 0.33 |
| रयाणा | rayana | 0.33 |
| रेयान | reyana | 0.16 |
| रायां | rayam | 0.16 |
| रायना | rayana | 0.16 |
| रायँ | rayam | 0.16 |
| Rayan in the Oriya language | ||
| ରୟାନ | rayana | 69.05 |
| ରାୟଁା | rayama | 15.87 |
| ରାୟଣ | rayana | 2.78 |
| ରୟାନ୍ | rayan | 2.78 |
| ରାୟାନ | rayana | 2.38 |
| ରୟଁା | rayama | 1.98 |
| ରାୟନ | rayana | 1.98 |
| ରୟ | raya | 0.4 |
| ରାୟାନ୍ | rayan | 0.4 |
| ରାୟଁ | rayam | 0.4 |
| ରୟନ | rayana | 0.4 |
| Rayan in the Bengali language | ||
| রায়ন | rayana | 50 |
| বয়ন | bayana | 25 |
| রায়ান | rayana | 25 |
| Rayan in the Russian language | ||
| Райан | rajan | - |
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