Raabe Surname

35,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Raabe Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'raven'.

Raabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,6481:7,561951
United States2,7241:133,06113,993
Brazil2671:801,77729,074
Australia2631:102,64511,557
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Poland871:436,88245,306
Norway741:69,4909,776
Costa Rica681:70,2951,386
France631:1,054,329115,549
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Austria321:266,10730,958
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
England251:2,228,72284,230
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3701:135,72612,894

The alternate forms: Raábe (8) are calculated separately.

Raabe (1,015) may also be a first name.

Raabe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'raven'.

- dominik65

Raabe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raabe (Georgian: რააბე, Russian: Раабе) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Raábe. For other potential spellings of Raabe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raabe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,879th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 495,617 people. The surname Raabe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Raabe are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Raabe is also the 252,141st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 1,015 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 10,648 people, or 1 in 7,561. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Hesse, where 10 percent are found. Besides Germany Raabe is found in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Raabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raabe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Raabe last name grew 736 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raabe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raabe surname are 17.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.15% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Raabe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning 373,888 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $47,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $51,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raábe938/
Rahabe91572/
Raaber91541/
Raabie917/
Raabee915/
Raabeh914/
Hraabe911/
Raabes911/
Rabe89128,182/
Raajbee835/
Raabesh831/
Rabie80162,300/
Rabea8038,153/
Rabee8014,364/
Raber809,262/
Rabeh808,552/
Rabei807,426/
Rabet804,735/
Rabey802,578/
Raabi801,860/
Rabhe801,768/
Raube80707/
Hrabe80584/
Rabes80326/
Raaby80306/
Reabe80207/
Raibe80202/
Rabez80141/
Rahbe80138/
Raave8094/
Raybe8076/
Rabeu8055/
Rabed8037/
Raaba8023/
Rajbe8020/
Rhabe8014/
Raebe8013/
Raawe8011/
Rabej808/
Rzabe805/
Rgabe804/
Rabge802/
Ratbe802/
Raabj801/
Rabeï801/
Rabje801/
Rabîe801/
Rasbe800/
Rahabeat77214/
Raabeeth772/
Raabedds771/
Raabeová771/
Rabieh7334,698/
Rauber7311,510/
Rabeea731,965/
Rahabi731,366/
Rabiej731,353/
Rahube731,077/
Rabets73884/
Raiber73708/
Rabiey73581/
Rabess73219/
Raaver73197/
Rabeej73128/
Rayber73126/
Reaber73113/
Raabis73104/
Rabett7374/
Rabecz7366/
Rabech7365/
Raabha7354/
Hraber7354/
Raibei7333/
Rahaby7326/
Rajbee7325/
Hraibe7325/
Raubie7322/
Hrabie7317/
Rabije7314/
Rabetz7311/
Rahbeh7310/
Reabes739/
Rabgey739/
Rabesh739/
Raberh739/
Raavee737/
Rabihe736/
Raybee736/
Rabees736/
Rabeet736/
Rabeaz736/
Rabe'a736/
Reabei735/
Reabet735/
Rabbeh735/
Hrabeh735/
Raaibi735/
Raubet734/
Rabeer734/
Rajbey734/
Rasber733/
Ratber733/
Raybet733/
Raabay733/
Rabeey733/
Raibes732/
Raubes732/
Rabheu732/
Hrabez732/
Rabhie732/
Rabe'e732/
Rabhee731/
Raibee731/
R'Abie731/
Ratbee731/
Hrabei731/
Rrabeh731/
Rabest731/
Rabeed731/
Rahabh731/
Rahabj731/
Raybeh731/
Rgabey731/
Rabeat731/
Rabeez731/
Raabih731/
Raboey731/
Rabeae731/
Rhabeh731/
Rabhei731/
Rahave731/
Rhaaby731/
Rabeip731/
Rabi'e731/
Raebie730/
Reabie730/
Rhaber730/
Rasbey730/
Reabey730/
Rahabeath715/
Rabi67115,571/
Rava6756,370/
Raby6719,012/
Raba6714,541/
Rave6711,450/
Rawa6711,151/
Robe677,688/
Rawe673,432/
Rebe671,456/
Hrabets67382/
Rabahie67350/
Rabé67253/
Rahbech6753/
Hrabecz6737/
Rasbech6712/
Raahave6711/
Rabeesh679/
Raajbai677/
Rahabai676/
Rabeová675/
Raybets675/
Rabí675/
Rahawes674/
Rasbeih674/
Hraibeh673/
Rajbaee673/
Rábe672/
Hrabetz672/
Rabj672/
Rabeedh672/
Rahabaj671/
Rahabuy671/
Rahavei671/
Raabaja671/
Raajbhi671/
Ravajje671/
Raubets671/
Rabehie671/
Rauberr671/
Hrabesh671/
Raubhet671/
Rabetts671/
Rabá671/
Rabè671/
Róbe671/
Röbe671/
Rahabbi671/
Rrahabi671/
Rhabech671/
Rahaibi671/
Rajbieh671/
Raba'ee671/
Rabhesh671/
Rathber670/

Raabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raabe in the Georgian language
რააბეraabe-
Raabe in the Russian language
Раабеraabe-

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