van Raay Surname

375,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Raay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Raay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5251:32,1665,344
Australia2321:116,36112,902
Canada811:454,88439,362
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

van Raay Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Raay has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 375,258th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,638,937 people. The surname van Raay occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of van Raay live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 525 people, or 1 in 32,166. In The Netherlands van Raay is most common in: Gelderland, where 34 percent are found, North Brabant, where 26 percent are found and Utrecht, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands van Raay exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

van Raay Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Raay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.72% more than the national average, earning R 341,532 per year; in United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.03% more than the national average, earning $59,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Ray9332/
van Raad8888/
van Raai8861/
van Raat8826/
van Raap8815/
van Raaj885/
Van-Raay882/
van Raye881/
van Ry86141/
van Raaij821,428/
van Raath8215/
van Raaji821/
van Roy804,870/
van Ras80285/
van Rey80118/
van Ryt8077/
van Rys8028/
van Rye8024/
van Rae801/
van Raj801/
van Rooy756,951/
van Roey751,441/
van Roye75213/
van Rath7557/
van Raij7513/
van Raht752/
van Rait751/
van Rass751/
van Read750/
van Rooye7137/
van Reydt7113/
van Roeye712/
van Ri711/
van Raust711/
van Ree671,528/
van Rij671,378/
van Rie67589/
von Roy6715/
van Roe6710/
Van-Roy674/
von Rad673/
van Ríe671/
van Ris671/
van Rhe671/
van Roi671/
van Rooyes671/

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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
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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 Raay
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