Raab Surname

15,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Raab Surname User-submission:

The Raab surname means 'raven'.

Raab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany20,7911:3,872430
United States7,4571:48,6075,893
Austria3,5821:2,377207
Algeria1,7581:21,9754,013
Russia6371:226,25324,391
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Brazil3471:616,92922,962
Czechia2731:38,9506,436
Canada2071:177,99817,780
Australia1701:158,79816,605
Argentina1331:321,37925,478
France1221:544,44974,270
Poland1191:319,40137,249
Sweden1011:97,4937,084
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
Switzerland791:103,96111,033
Hungary711:138,25712,695
England691:807,50843,459
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Chile551:320,3009,085
Pakistan391:4,580,61230,982
Norway371:138,98117,684
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Lebanon301:187,9038,189
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
China41:341,830,39216,990
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7331:68,5117,435

The alternate forms: Raáb (138) & Ráab (2) are calculated separately.

Raab (694) may also be a first name.

Raab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Raab surname means 'raven'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

This surname means 'raven'.

- dominik65

Raab Last Name Facts

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

Raab (Hindi: रऊब, Marathi: राअब, Russian: Рааб) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Raáb or Ráab. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,056th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 197,083 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Raab are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Raab is also the 313,811th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 694 people.

Raab is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 20,791 people, or 1 in 3,872. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 46 percent live, Hesse, where 16 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany this surname is found in 76 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Austria, where 10 percent live.

Raab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raab has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,017 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 276 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Raab last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Raab last name are 34.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Raab earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.51% less than the national average, earning 316,619 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.45% less than the national average, earning R 120,132 per year; in United States they earn 14.65% more than the national average, earning $49,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $50,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raáb92138/
Ráab922/
Rahab897,545/
Raabs8929/
Raabd892/
Raaib891/
Rab8627,061/
Rahaib802/
Rahahb801/
Raub754,487/
Hrab754,060/
Raap753,122/
Raib751,461/
Raaf751,404/
Rgab751,135/
Rabh75691/
Rahb75594/
Rajb75498/
Rabt75186/
Rabs75168/
Reab75140/
Ratb75134/
Raav75128/
Rabz7581/
Rzab7560/
Raeb7540/
Rayb7537/
Rasb7521/
Rabd7521/
Rabś7519/
Rhab7510/
Rabë759/
Raaw757/
Rrab754/
Ra'b751/
Raïb751/
Raabová73293/
Raabova7311/
Raaheeb731/
Rahaf673,986/
Raaft672,365/
Raaff67591/
Rahav67448/
Rhaib67310/
Rabsh67240/
Raafs67198/
Rahap67137/
Rahub6755/
Raape6749/
Raaif6733/
Rajbh6733/
Rautb6724/
Raafe6722/
Rabsz6717/
Raubs6716/
Rashb6715/
Rahaw6714/
Rathb6713/
Rajjb678/
Rabås677/
Hraib675/
Rahyb675/
Reahb674/
Rajtb673/
Raibh672/
Raajv672/
Raasf671/
Raawt671/
Rrabh671/
Raaph671/
Raihb671/
Rabdh671/
Rabzz671/
Rabhh671/
Rraeb671/
Raahp671/
Ra'af671/
Raavë671/
Rgabh671/
Rhaap671/
Rhrab671/
Rhaïb671/
Raubt671/
Hrabt671/
Rasbt670/
Raapt670/
Raaps670/

Raab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raab in the Marathi language
राअबra'aba-
Raab in the Hindi language
रऊबra'uba50
रआबra'aba50
Raab in the Russian language
Раабraab-

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