Hrafn Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Hrafn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hrafn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Hrafn (187) may also be a first name.

Hrafn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hrafn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hrafn is held by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hrafn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hrafn? popularity and diffusion

Hrafn is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Hrafn reside; 29 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 29 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Hrafn is also the 665,130th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 187 people.

The last name Hrafn is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 190,045. In Iceland Hrafn is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region, where 50 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 50 percent live. Other than Iceland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hrafyn9122/
Rafn891,121/
Hrafyna8313/
Rafin805,144/
Rafen8041/
Raffn8011/
Raufn806/
Raffin736,888/
Rafion73471/
Rafina73246/
Raffen73158/
Rafien7349/
Rafeen7336/
Raufin7324/
Raifin7315/
Raffín732/
Rafaen731/
Raffyn731/
Rafimn731/
Rafuun731/
Raafen731/
Ratfin730/
Hrafynova7114/
Raffion67111/
Refn6728/
Raffina6721/
Rafenne6716/
Raufina6714/
Raffing679/
Rapfing672/
Raafing671/
Raffien671/
Rayfene671/
Rashfin671/
Raifina671/
Rofn671/
Hraphin671/
Rathfen670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hrafn
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