All around the world, Rais (Rais 
, Раис 
, رايس 
) is a widespread predominantly male, but scarcely feminine forename. The forename Rais is characteristic of Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom female name, India, and Russia, where it is quite a common masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Russia, and Pakistan. Likewise, Rais is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Rais | India, Algeria, Morocco, Pakistan, Indonesia |
| Раис | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine |
| رايس | Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt |
| Райс | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
Rais is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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rais abin Indonesian diplomat, ID (b. 1926) |
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rais yatim 18th and current President of Dewan Negara Malaysia, MY (b. 1942) |
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rais ansari Famous Urdu poet from Lucknow/India, IN (b. 1951) |
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ahmad hanafi rais Indonesian politician, ID (b. 1979) |
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rais d. adam Indonesian politician, ID |
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rais sitdikov Russian footballer, RU (b. 1988) |
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rais anis sabri musician, IN (b. 1993) |
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| rais galimov Olympic sailor, RU (b. 1946) |
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| zuiyen rais ID (b. 1940) |
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| rais muhammad iqbal Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, PK (b. 1954) |
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| shah muhammad rais Afghan bookseller, AF (b. 1954) |
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| syaukani hasan rais ID (b. 1948) |
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| rais ibrahim khalil ahmed politician, PK (b. 1963) |
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| rais muhammad mehboob ahmed politician, PK (b. 1964) |
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| isnawati rais ID (b. 1957) |
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