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    The surname Raina

    A surname, carried by 641 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R500 Also a first name

    Raina: #35,147 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Raina #35,147, 641 people Raina: #35,147 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Raina #35,147, 641 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Raina is more common than 78.3% of them.

    Origin

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 641 people named Raina in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 481,662 Americans. That is up 70% since 2000, when the Census counted 377.

    #35,147
    rank among US surnames
    641
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +70%
    change since 2000 (was #51,809)

    Who is named Raina

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

    84% of people named Raina identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 84%
    • White (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Raina

    Raina has the Soundex code R500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R500.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Raina come from?
    Borrowed from Kashmiri 𑆫𑆽𑆤𑆳 (rainā) / रैना (rainā) / رینا (rainā). This surname is mostly found in Kashmir. Borrowed also from Italian Raina.
    How common is the surname Raina?
    641 people in the United States had the surname Raina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 481,662 Americans. It ranked 35,147th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Raina?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Raina identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Raina getting more or less common?
    More common. 377 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 641 in 2010, up 70%.
    Is Raina also a first name?
    Yes. Raina is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.