van Raai Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Raai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Raai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Raai Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Raai is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Raai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. van Raai is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Raai live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 281,453. In The Netherlands van Raai is most prevalent in: Utrecht, where 38 percent live, Gelderland, where 32 percent live and South Holland, where 18 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Raaij941,428/
van Raaji941/
van Raay88954/
van Raad8888/
van Raat8826/
van Raap8815/
van Raij8813/
van Raaj885/
van Rait881/
van Ri861/
van Raath8215/
van Rij801,378/
van Rie80589/
van Ras80285/
van Ray8032/
van Rae801/
van Raj801/
van Roi801/
van Ris801/
van Rijt75817/
van Roij75709/
van Rijs75488/
van Roie75313/
van Reij75149/
van Rath7557/
van Reit7527/
van Reis7522/
van Rije7514/
van Risp758/
Van-Raay752/
van Raht752/
van Raye751/
van Rich751/
van Reid751/
van Rass751/
van Read750/
van Rooij716,640/
van Ry71141/
van Rijst7137/
van Roeij715/
van Reich712/
van Rooji711/
von Raits711/
van Raust711/
van Reith711/
van Rooie711/
van Roy674,870/
van Ree671,528/
van Rey67118/
van Ryt6777/
van Rys6728/
van Rye6724/
van Roe6710/
van Rooije674/
von Rad673/
Van-Rie672/
van Ríe671/
van Rhe671/

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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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  • 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 van Raai
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