How common is the surname Rai?

5,295 people in the United States had the surname Rai in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,309 Americans. It ranked 6,418th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Rai most common?

Wikidata records people named Rai in the United States.

Is the surname Rai getting more or less common?

More common. 2,106 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,295 in 2010, up 151%.

The surname Rai

A surname, carried by 5,295 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rai is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

Indian/Hindi surname, from a personal name based on the noun राजा (rājā, “king”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,295 people named Rai in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,309 Americans. That is up 151% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,106.

#6,418

rank among US surnames

5,295

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+151.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,290)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,409	Muncy	5,308	58,166
#6,410	Schütz	5,307	58,177
#6,411	Reavis	5,305	58,199
#6,412	Moskowitz	5,304	58,210
#6,413	Hinman	5,303	58,221
#6,414	D'Elia	5,301	58,243
#6,416	Mick	5,299	58,265

Who is named Rai

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

90% of people named Rai identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
White (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Two or more races 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Rais

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Raju Rai
Badminton player, born 1983

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rai

Rai has the Soundex code R000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R000.

Questions

Where does the surname Rai come from?: Indian/Hindi surname, from a personal name based on the noun राजा (rājā, “king”).
How common is the surname Rai?: 5,295 people in the United States had the surname Rai in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,309 Americans. It ranked 6,418th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rai?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Rai identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rai?: Raju Rai, badminton player.
Where is the surname Rai most common?: Wikidata records people named Rai in the United States.
Is the surname Rai getting more or less common?: More common. 2,106 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,295 in 2010, up 151%.