Raabe Surname
Approximately 14,704 people bear this surname
Raabe Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'raven'.
Raabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10,648 | 1:7,561 | 951 |
| United States | 2,724 | 1:133,061 | 13,993 |
| Brazil | 267 | 1:801,777 | 29,074 |
| Australia | 263 | 1:102,645 | 11,557 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Poland | 87 | 1:436,882 | 45,306 |
| Norway | 74 | 1:69,490 | 9,776 |
| Costa Rica | 68 | 1:70,295 | 1,386 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Russia | 52 | 1:2,771,597 | 154,559 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 13 | 1:459,435 | 35,797 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1:1,402,325 | 60,133 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Somaliland | 4 | 1:875,046 | 1,198 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 370 | 1:135,726 | 12,894 |
The alternate forms: Raábe (8) are calculated separately.
Raabe (1,015) may also be a first name.
Raabe Surname Meaning
Raabe Demographics
Average Male Raabe Height
176.65 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Raabe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raabe in the Georgian language | ||
| რააბე | raabe | - |
| Raabe in the Russian language | ||
| Раабе | raabe | - |
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