van Rayner Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Rayner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Rayner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3581:151,33417,161
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

van Rayner Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Rayner is found most in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name van Rayner is the 781,947th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of van Rayner reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 151,334. In South Africa van Rayner is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 88 percent reside, Western Cape, where 7 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Scotland, where 0 percent reside.

van Rayner Last Name Statistics demography

van Rayner earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.75% less than the national average, earning R 107,532 per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Rayner
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