Raë Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Raë Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raë Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
France11:66,422,722504,397

Raë Last Name Facts

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

Raë is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raë? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Raë occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Raë live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Raë is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,026,614. In Switzerland Raë is mostly concentrated in: Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 100 percent live. Barring Switzerland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 31 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rayë861/
Ra80412,855/
Ray675,025,343/
Rai671,571,046/
Raj671,141,746/
Roa67189,861/
Rea6785,766/
Raz6780,314/
Rau6745,700/
Rad6729,400/
Ras6729,206/
Rah6714,817/
Rat6710,558/
Raa675,742/
Rap672,991/
Rza67971/
Raß67838/
Hra67817/
Rha67441/
Raț67338/
Raţ67259/
Rra67251/
Rga6799/
Réa6746/
Øra6745/
Raś6726/
Rõa6719/
Raí6710/
Raď679/
Rôa677/
Raï676/
Røa675/
Raá675/
Raù671/
Rać671/
Raȕ671/
Róa671/
Roë671/
Raç671/
Raå671/

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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 Raë
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis