Rayiya Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rayiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rayiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rayiya (58) may also be a first name.

Rayiya Last Name Facts

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

Rayiya (Bengali: রাযিয়া, Hindi: रायिया, Marathi: रयीया, Oriya: ରାଯିୟା) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rayiya? popularity and diffusion

Rayiya is the 3,602,217th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Rayiya reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 58 people.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa Rayiya is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Rayiya Last Name Statistics demography

Rayiya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning R 124,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rayiyad921/
Rajiya836,356/
Raiyya8311/
Raiiya835/
Ruyiya834/
Royiya831/
Raiaya831/
Rayeya831/
Raieya831/
Rajyya831/
Rajayya77347/
Rajiyah77235/
Rajaiya77117/
Rajeyya779/
Rajiyaa777/
Raiyyat776/
Rajoiya774/
Raiyyah774/
Rajiyha773/
Rayayad772/
Raajiya771/
Rajayia771/
Rajiyaj771/
Raiayaz771/
Raiyyad771/
Raiyyaj771/
Rayayoa771/
Rouaiya771/
Rayoyad771/
Rayijay771/
Rayaaya771/
Rayayat771/
Raihaya771/
Rayihia771/
Hrajiya771/
Rayayay771/
Rayaiah771/
Rayahya771/
Raeya7397/
Rieya736/
Raeia732/
Reaya732/
Raajayya715/
Raaiaiya711/
Rouayhia711/
Rajiyapp711/
Rajayyaa711/
Rajjayya711/
Rajeya67803/
Rajiyo67332/
Rajaya67238/
Rejiya67166/
Rawija67154/
Riyaya67108/
Rojiya6776/
Rajuya6749/
Rojaya6743/
Rijaia6732/
Rejaya6729/
Reayah6723/
Rajaia6714/
Reayaz6713/
Rujiya6713/
Rajoya677/
Reayaj675/
Reayat674/
Rujaya674/
Raweia674/
Rayaja673/
Ruyaya673/
Raweya672/
Riyaja672/
Riyajo672/
Reaija672/
Ruiiya671/
Riyayo671/
Rajyea671/
Rioaia671/
Rayayo671/
Raioia671/
Reajia671/
Reayea671/
Rehaya671/
Rieyaj671/
Reyaya671/
Raujia671/
Rayajo671/
Rayeja671/
Rayuja671/
Reiyia671/
Reaiah670/

Rayiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rayiya in the Bengali language
রাযিয়াrayiya-
Rayiya in the Hindi language
रायियाrayiya-
Rayiya in the Oriya language
ରାଯିୟାrayiya-
Rayiya in the Marathi language
रयीयाrayiya-

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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 Rayiya
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