# Raina (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/raina/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 641 |
| US rank (2010) | 35,147 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 481,662 people |
| Change since 2000 | +70% (377 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Kashmiri 𑆫𑆽𑆤𑆳 (rainā) / रैना (rainā) / رینا (rainā). This surname is mostly found in Kashmir. Borrowed also from Italian Raina.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Raina in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 84% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Similar surnames

Rainey, Rana, Rahn, Reina, Raine, Rani, Rain, Rama, Rami, Ryan, Reyna, Romo.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.