Rayers Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Rayers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rayers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:687,87739,238
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Rayers Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rayers Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Rayers occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rayers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Rayers reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 687,877. In England Rayers is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 27 percent are found, Berkshire, where 16 percent are found and Worcestershire, where 14 percent are found. Apart from England this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Rayers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rayers has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rayers surname grew 4,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rayers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rayers last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Rayers earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 90.62% more than the national average, earning $82,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ryers9184/
Raers910/
Reyers83525/
Rawers83214/
Royers83175/
Rauers8358/
Raehrs833/
Rayars831/
Ryersz831/
Ryerss830/
Rhyers830/
Riyers830/
Raggers77263/
Rauwers77122/
Reyerse77118/
Rooyers7732/
Roeyers7712/
Rajersh772/
Rajeers771/
Reers73579/
Roers73507/
Ruers73182/
Rairs7397/
Reurs7364/
Riers7332/
Reirs734/
Rajrs731/
Royrs730/
Rears730/
Raurs730/
Geeraers7163/
Roehrs671,421/
Rouers67116/
Rojars6774/
Rojers6770/
Reiers6739/
Rajurs6736/
Rijers6735/
Rairsh6732/
Rowers6713/
Rajars679/
Riyars678/
Rearse674/
Rajrsh672/
Reersø672/
Rejars671/
Rógers671/
Reirse670/

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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
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  • 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 Rayers
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