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    The surname Rael

    A surname, carried by 3,592 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex R400

    Rael: #9,093 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rael #9,093, 3,592 people Rael: #9,093 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rael #9,093, 3,592 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rael is more common than 94.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,592 people named Rael in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,954 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,482.

    #9,093
    rank among US surnames
    3,592
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.2%
    change since 2000 (was #8,688)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,088Whitesell3,59685,858
    #9,090Nice3,59585,882
    #9,092Dart3,59485,906
    #9,093Rael3,59285,954
    #9,097Sale3,59185,978

    Who is named Rael

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    80% of people named Rael identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 80%
    • White (not Hispanic) 17%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rael

    Rael has the Soundex code R400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R400.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Rael?
    3,592 people in the United States had the surname Rael in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,954 Americans. It ranked 9,093rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rael?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Rael identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Rael getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,482 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,592 in 2010, up 3.2%.