van Ray Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
van Ray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
van Ray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Ray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Ray is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Ray? popularity and diffusion
van Ray is the 3,485,539th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of van Ray are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America.
It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 13,379,646. In Brazil van Ray is most common in: São Paulo, where 50 percent are found, Paraná, where 44 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 6 percent are found. Barring Brazil van Ray occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Raay | 93 | 954 | / |
| van Raye | 93 | 1 | / |
| van Ry | 92 | 141 | / |
| van Roy | 86 | 4,870 | / |
| van Ras | 86 | 285 | / |
| van Rey | 86 | 118 | / |
| van Ryt | 86 | 77 | / |
| van Rys | 86 | 28 | / |
| van Rye | 86 | 24 | / |
| van Rae | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Raj | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Rooy | 80 | 6,951 | / |
| van Roey | 80 | 1,441 | / |
| van Roye | 80 | 213 | / |
| van Raad | 80 | 88 | / |
| van Raai | 80 | 61 | / |
| van Rath | 80 | 57 | / |
| van Raat | 80 | 26 | / |
| van Raap | 80 | 15 | / |
| van Raij | 80 | 13 | / |
| van Raaj | 80 | 5 | / |
| Van-Raay | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Raht | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Rait | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Rass | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Read | 80 | 0 | / |
| van Ri | 77 | 1 | / |
| van Raaij | 75 | 1,428 | / |
| van Rooye | 75 | 37 | / |
| van Raath | 75 | 15 | / |
| van Reydt | 75 | 13 | / |
| van Roeye | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Raaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Raust | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Ree | 71 | 1,528 | / |
| van Rij | 71 | 1,378 | / |
| van Rie | 71 | 589 | / |
| von Roy | 71 | 15 | / |
| van Roe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Van-Roy | 71 | 4 | / |
| von Rad | 71 | 3 | / |
| van Ris | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Ríe | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Rhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Roi | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Rooyes | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Rees | 67 | 1,640 | / |
| van Rhee | 67 | 1,355 | / |
| van Rijt | 67 | 817 | / |
| van Roij | 67 | 709 | / |
| van Rijs | 67 | 488 | / |
| van Rest | 67 | 322 | / |
| van Roie | 67 | 313 | / |
| van Reet | 67 | 307 | / |
| van Reij | 67 | 149 | / |
| van Reit | 67 | 27 | / |
| van Reis | 67 | 22 | / |
| van Reed | 67 | 21 | / |
| Van-Rooy | 67 | 15 | / |
| van Rije | 67 | 14 | / |
| von Rath | 67 | 13 | / |
| van Risp | 67 | 8 | / |
| von Raht | 67 | 5 | / |
| van Roje | 67 | 3 | / |
| von Rhau | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Rech | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Rich | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Reus | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Rooj | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Reep | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Reer | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Reid | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Rooy | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Rett | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 van Ray
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