Rääs Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Rääs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Raas (4,354) are calculated separately.
Rääs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rääs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rääs occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Raas. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rääs? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rääs are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden Rääs is primarily concentrated in: Uppsala County, where 80 percent reside, Östergötland County, where 10 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden Rääs exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent reside and Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.
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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
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- 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 Rääs
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