Rå Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rå Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rå Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway241:214,26224,079
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Rȁ (1) are calculated separately.

Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Rå Demographics

Average Rå Salary in
Norway

344,705 kr

Per year
Rank:
24,792 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00106061
Rank: 13,761 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
99.6%
Sample size: 24 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

View the highest/lowest earning families in Norway

Rå Last Name Facts

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

Rå is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Rȁ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rå? popularity and diffusion

Rå is the 3,957,383rd most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rå are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 214,262. In Norway Rå is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 92 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 8 percent live. Barring Norway this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Rå Last Name Statistics demography

Rå earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning 344,705 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rȁ831/
Råd8090/
Råå8017/
Råe804/
R677,531/
Rådh6748/
Rååd6736/
Rørå679/
Råhs672/
Rådį671/

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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 Rå
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