How Many People Have the Last Name Raya?
people had the surname Raya in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 40,984 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+1,567 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Raya (90.1%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 6.8%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Raya ranks #754. From 2000 to 2010, the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 87.1% to 90.1%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 9.5% to 6.8%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Raya grew from 5,631 people in 2000 to 7,198 in 2010 (up 27.8%), and its rank rose from #5,653 to #4,894.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 5,631 | 7,198 |
| Rank | #5,653 | #4,894 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.09 | 2.44 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Raya
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Raya: R000
👤 Raya as a First Name
Raya is a first name too: about 7,948 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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