The Raya surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,631 people carried this name — #5,653 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,800 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 78 people named Raya.
Most of them — 48 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
35 people named Raya live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
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