Raia

See also: raia

English

Etymology

Sicilian surname, from raia (“smilax”) and raja (“ray”), both from Latin raia. As an Arabic surname, from راية (rāya, “flag”).

Proper noun

Raia (plural Raias)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Raia is the 17927^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1559 individuals. Raia is most common among White (94.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Raia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• ARIA, Aari, Arai, Aria, RIAA, aria