Rá Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Portugal

Rá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Ra (412,855), (1), (1) & (1) are calculated separately.

(5) may also be a first name.

Rá Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rá is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ra, , or . Click here for further potential spellings of Rá.

How Common Is The Last Name Rá? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rá is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Rá is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Rá reside; 40 percent reside in South America and 20 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Rá is also the 5,493,085th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 5 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 42,743,414. Beside Argentina this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ra83412,855/
831/
831/
831/
Ráz8019/
Ruá806/
Raá805/
Ráp803/
Ráš803/
Rás802/
Ráh801/
Rái801/
Ráy801/
Roá801/
Rácz6729,945/
Rátz67197/
Ráth67186/
Hráč6711/
Róðá672/
Ráût671/
Ráis671/
Raát671/
Roðá671/

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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 Rá
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