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

Rayers occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rayers.

How Common Is The Last Name Rayers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,491,356th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Rayers are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 687,877. In England Rayers is most common in: West Midlands, where 27 percent reside, Berkshire, where 16 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 14 percent reside. Outside of England Rayers occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Rayers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rayers has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 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 bearing the Rayers last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political 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
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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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