Rayners Surname

340,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,078 people bear this surname

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

Rayners Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rayners Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0471:51,7466,553
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England91:6,190,895170,599
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rayners Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rayners is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rayners? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rayners is the 340,834th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,760,247 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Rayners reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Rayners is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,047 people, or 1 in 51,746. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 36 percent live, Western Cape, where 32 percent live and Gauteng, where 26 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Rayners Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rayners has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rayners last name grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rayners Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rayners earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.43% less than the national average, earning R 198,588 per year and in United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rayniers931/
Ryners9244/
Raners9213/
Reyners86554/
Rainers86328/
Rangers86272/
Ranners8663/
Ryniers8629/
Rhyners868/
Ratners865/
Ranerås863/
Raniers861/
Ruyners861/
Rauners861/
Raeners861/
Reaners861/
Ramners860/
Reyniers801,704/
Ryenners801/
Reasners800/
Reners77222/
Riners774/
Ranirs771/
Reiners719,589/
Reniers712,833/
Rengers711,549/
Reeners71310/
Ringers71220/
Rijners7125/
Ruiners7110/
Reuners711/
Reneyrs711/
Reynirs711/
Rieners711/
Regners711/
Rhiners710/
Reneers710/
Reijners67254/
Reiniers67146/
Rijniers6764/
Rheiners676/
Rheeners672/
Rittners672/
Reisners672/
Reineers672/
Reingers671/
Reinners670/
Reheners670/

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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 Rayners
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