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

Right occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Right is the 74,426^th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,103,505 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Right reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 215,228^th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 1,332 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 3,166 people, or 1 in 24,252. In Iran it is mostly found in: Kurdistan Province, where 11 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 10 percent are found and Fars Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Iran Right exists in 86 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Malawi, where 7 percent are found.

Right Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Right has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Right last name declined 61 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 41 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Right Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (71%) in Ireland and Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Right surname are 8.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Right earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.12% less than the national average, earning R 80,508 per year; in United States they earn 31.78% less than the national average, earning $29,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $58,847 CAD per year.