Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Raleigh and surrounding regions Stacker #10. German - 5,820 speakers (0.27% of population) #9. Indic Languages (e.g. Marathi) - 5,903 speakers (0.27% of population) #8. Gujarati - 6,470 speakers (0.3% of population) #7. Vietnamese - 6,668 speakers (0.31% of population) #6. French - 9,582 speakers (0.44% of population) Highest-rated Italian restaurants in Raleigh by diners #5. Hindi - 9,991 speakers (0.46% of population) #4. Telugu - 10,062 speakers (0.47% of population) #3. Arabic - 11,918 speakers (0.55% of population) #2. Chinese - 19,523 speakers (0.91% of population) #1. Spanish - 212,802 speakers (9.88% of population) Recently opened restaurants in the Raleigh area Ryan DeBerardinis // Shutterstock