Raz Surname

7,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Raz Surname User-submission:

Raz is an uncommonly used word for 'secret' in Hebrew.

Raz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan44,0191:73098
Bangladesh8,2011:19,4311,390
Israel5,9831:1,430111
Madagascar5,8211:4,063842
Philippines3,8751:26,1263,559
Iran3,5551:21,5982,742
Pakistan2,9411:60,7432,313
United States1,1921:304,07627,984
India5671:1,352,84952,491
Malaysia4591:64,2584,772
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Mexico2711:458,0308,545
United Arab Emirates2631:34,8383,712
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Turkey1981:393,03724,007
Venezuela1981:152,5464,663
England1361:409,69228,019
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Syria911:212,0994,077
France831:800,27496,515
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Thailand771:917,381143,219
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Australia571:473,60936,415
Austria411:207,69425,759
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Singapore301:183,5907,666
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Yemen201:1,321,26511,943
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Guam161:10,0081,526
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Lebanon141:402,64911,601
Norway141:367,30634,015
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
China51:273,464,31313,838
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Macau41:150,408604
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Oman41:921,9937,313
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Ráz (19) & Ráž (310) are calculated separately.

Raz (60,131) may also be a first name.

Raz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Raz is an uncommonly used word for 'secret' in Hebrew.

- agamfable

Raz Last Name Facts

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

Raz (Arabic: راز, Hindi: राज़) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Ráz or Ráž. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raz? popularity and diffusion

Raz is the 7,071st most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 90,738 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Raz live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Raz is also the 15,835th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 60,131 people.

This surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 44,019 people, or 1 in 730. In Afghanistan Raz is most numerous in: Kandahar, where 16 percent live, Kabul, where 14 percent live and Helmand, where 8 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan this surname exists in 103 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 10 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Raz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raz has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Raz last name grew 13,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Shiite (80%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Raz are 45.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Raz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.14% more than the national average, earning 422,690 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.07% more than the national average, earning R 332,868 per year; in Colombia they earn 56.79% less than the national average, earning $9,809,880 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.67% more than the national average, earning $50,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.83% more than the national average, earning $53,571 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ráz8919/
Raiz8611,945/
Reaz869,828/
Racz867,068/
Ratz866,090/
Raaz864,670/
Razz86417/
Radz86374/
Rayz86361/
Rajz86310/
Rasz86265/
Rauz8699/
Razh8697/
Rahz8658/
Razj8656/
Rzaz8612/
Raíz8611/
Hraz8611/
Rhaz869/
Razs862/
Razp862/
Rarz862/
Rraz861/
Raïz861/
Ra80412,855/
Ráž78310/
Raatz753,980/
Raitz751,926/
Rausz75423/
Hraiz75251/
Rahtz75176/
Rautz75108/
Raisz7586/
Radzh7568/
Rajsz7566/
Rathz7561/
Reatz7552/
Rattz7546/
Ratze7529/
Rahaz7519/
Raysz7514/
Raátz7513/
Raytz7512/
Raasz7511/
Rauzs7510/
Radtz759/
Raaiz758/
Rhazh758/
Rajcz757/
Raixz757/
Rachz756/
Reazz753/
Ratsz752/
Rhatz752/
Raacz752/
Raizz752/
Rzasz752/
Raidz752/
Raizs752/
Radcz751/
Rearz751/
Rauzh751/
Razzs751/
Raizt751/
Hrauz751/
Raszh751/
Razsh751/
Razch751/
Razzh751/
Rhadz751/
Raazz751/
Raadz751/
Ratzh751/
Raudz751/
Rhayz751/
Rasze751/
Radzz751/
Rratz750/
Readz750/
Rastz750/
Ray675,025,343/
Rai671,571,046/
Raj671,141,746/
Roa67189,861/
Rea6785,766/
Rau6745,700/
Rad6729,400/
Ras6729,206/
Roz6721,223/
Rah6714,817/
Rat6710,558/
Rac679,378/
Raa675,742/
Rax675,091/
Rap672,991/
Razova672,100/
Rza67971/
Raß67838/
Hra67817/
Rha67441/
Raț67338/
Raţ67259/
Rra67251/
Rga6799/
Réa6746/
Øra6745/
Raš6744/
Raithz6735/
Raittz6729/
Raś6726/
Raitze6721/
Rõa6719/
Raythz6717/
Raatzs6715/
Raë6713/
Raí6710/
Razowa6710/
Raď679/
Ratzhe679/
Raitez678/
Rôa677/
Rzo676/
Raï676/
Røa675/
Razová675/
Raá675/
Hrauzs675/
Raddtz672/
Rahatz671/
Rahtrz671/
Rhaytz671/
Róz671/
Rahaiz671/
Razshh671/
Raå671/
Raù671/
Rać671/
Raȕ671/
Róa671/
Raç671/
H'Raiz671/
Raudzh671/
Raizhs671/
Geeraz671/
Reastz670/

Raz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raz in the Hindi language
राज़raza51.28
राजraja38.46
राज़raza5.13
रज़ा़raza2.56
रज़raza2.56
Raz in the Arabic language
رازraz-

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