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Where Does The Last Name Rays Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Rays (Hindi: रईस, Russian: Райс) occurs most in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rays click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rays? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 169,550^th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,863,476 people. The last name Rays is mostly found in Asia, where 41 percent of Rays live; 27 percent live in North Asia and 27 percent live in Slavic North Asia. It is also the 355,721^st most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 559 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 1,257 people, or 1 in 114,656. In Russia Rays is most frequent in: Moscow, where 12 percent live, Kemerovo Oblast, where 12 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 11 percent live and Morocco, where 8 percent live.

Rays Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Rays has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rays surname contracted 5 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rays Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rays last name are 5.66% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 52.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rays earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.27% more than the national average, earning $49,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.24% more than the national average, earning $62,223 CAD per year.