Rayisi Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Rayisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Rayisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rayisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rayisi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rayisi.
How Common Is The Last Name Rayisi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,580,327th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Rayisi live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Rayisi is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 350,869. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 41 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 23 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Rayisi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and Malaysia, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Rayisi
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