Raïs Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Raïs Surname User-submission:

This surname (in Arab: رئيس, raʾīs) means 'chief'.

Raïs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
France231:2,887,944200,772
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Rais (97,295), Raîs (3) & Ráis (1) are calculated separately.

Raïs (66) may also be a first name.

Raïs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname (in Arab: رئيس, raʾīs) means 'chief'.

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Raïs Last Name Facts

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

Raïs has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may also occur as a variant: Rais, Raîs or Ráis. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raïs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 657,184th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. The last name Raïs is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Raïs live; 91 percent live in North Africa and 91 percent live in Mahgreb. Raïs is also the 1,201,840th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 66 people.

Raïs is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 84,294. Not including Morocco it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent reside and Chad, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rais9297,295/
Raîs923/
Raïss896/
Rauïs893/
Rhaïs891/
Ras8629,206/
Raï866/
Ráis831/
Raïsse801/
Rash7518,323/
Rast757,915/
Rase754,860/
Raas754,354/
Raus754,286/
Rass753,213/
Reas752,896/
Rays752,545/
Rats752,300/
Rasp752,156/
Rajs75866/
Rasz75265/
Rasd75200/
Rahs7595/
Hras7538/
Rads7531/
Rhas7522/
Rzas759/
Rgas755/
Rasj754/
Raïa754/
Rasc753/
Raïh753/
Rïos753/
Razs752/
Raït751/
Rası751/
Raïz751/
Rras751/
Ra67412,855/
Rasch6716,239/
Rasht677,603/
Raiss677,481/
Raish675,605/
Raats673,222/
Rasse672,216/
Raths671,687/
Rashe671,661/
Raush671,119/
Rease67916/
Ratts67857/
Rashd67850/
Hrast67593/
Raise67500/
Raysh67469/
Reast67439/
Rauss67432/
Rausz67423/
Raash67348/
Rayts67233/
Raust67199/
Rause67189/
Ratse67173/
Raase67171/
Reash67164/
Raass67136/
Raits67130/
Rahas67114/
Reass67103/
Raisz6786/
Rajsz6766/
Rayss6759/
Hrass6746/
Hrats6741/
Rauhs6737/
Raads6734/
Rhash6733/
Raist6732/
Reads6730/
Rahus6729/
Hrase6727/
Rauts6724/
Rajsp6724/
Rajts6722/
Rhase6717/
Raais6717/
Reats6714/
Raysz6714/
Rhais6713/
Rayse6711/
Raisp6711/
Øraas6711/
Raasz6711/
Rassp6710/
Rauzs6710/
Ratst679/
Åraas679/
Rrais678/
Raasø677/
Radås676/
Rgais675/
Hraus675/
Rashh675/
Rajss674/
Rayds673/
Raids673/
Rasås673/
Raïch673/
Rauds672/
Ratsz672/
Raisd672/
Rassd672/
Rassh672/
Rajsh672/
Rzasz672/
Rheas672/
Raizs672/
Raihs672/
Rajds671/
Radse671/
Rrash671/
Rgaus671/
Rhads671/
Rausc671/
Razzs671/
Rasce671/
Radsh671/
Rajïc671/
Rahsh671/
Rahaï671/
Ray's671/
Raszh671/
Razsh671/
Raïad671/
Raïah671/
Raaas671/
Raajs671/
Raast671/
Raisc671/
Rasdh671/
Rashp671/
Rastd671/
Rasze671/
Radss670/
Ratsh670/
Rasph670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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