Raia

See also: raia

English

Etymology

From the 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• ARIA, Aari, Arai, Aria, RIAA, aria