Raaf Surname

276,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Raaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6931:116,16914,295
United States3731:971,74072,180
South Africa811:668,86148,796
India541:14,204,914239,375
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Raaf (218) may also be a first name.

Raaf Last Name Facts

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

Raaf (Hindi: रअफ, Marathi: रअफ़) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raaf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 276,219th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,190,560 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Raaf live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 611,412th most widespread forename internationally, held by 218 people.

Raaf is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 693 people, or 1 in 116,169. In Germany Raaf is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent are found and Hesse, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Raaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raaf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 444 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raaf last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Raaf earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.34% less than the national average, earning R 184,560 per year; in United States they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $46,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.46% less than the national average, earning $36,041 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahaf893,986/
Raaft892,365/
Raaff89591/
Raafs89198/
Raaif8933/
Raafe8922/
Raasf891/
Ra'af891/
Raf863,384/
Rahauf806/
Raafth801/
Rauf75225,401/
Raab7536,977/
Rafe755,805/
Raff755,010/
Raif754,640/
Raft752,424/
Rawf75772/
Rapf75563/
Rahf75488/
Rayf75303/
Hraf75274/
Rajf75151/
Raav75128/
Ravf7574/
Radf7530/
Reaf7515/
Rasf7511/
Rafs759/
Raaw757/
Razf756/
Rafh753/
Rafz753/
Rzaf753/
Rhaf752/
Rafp752/
Rafì751/
Rauff674,128/
Rahuf671,130/
Raffe67846/
Rahav67448/
Raiff67307/
Hraif67242/
Raife67163/
Rafft67134/
Rauuf67105/
Raffs6762/
Raufe6733/
Reafs6717/
Rahaw6714/
Rauft6712/
Raufh6711/
Rhaif6710/
Raufs679/
Rrauf678/
Rasfh677/
Hrauf677/
Rashf677/
Ra'ft674/
Rafhe674/
Rayfe673/
Raudf673/
Reafe673/
Rathf672/
Raajv672/
Rhauf672/
Rauyf672/
Raidf671/
Raaib671/
Rafff671/
Rafht671/
Raftt671/
Rafsh671/
Raavë671/
Raaph671/
Raufz671/
Rasfe671/
Raifh671/
Rautf671/
Rapfh671/
Raawt671/
Raifz671/
Rapfe671/
Readf671/
Reasf671/
Reauf671/
Raufp671/
Rauhf671/
Rawfe670/
Reaff670/

Raaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raaf in the Marathi language
रअफ़ra'afa-
Raaf in the Hindi language
रअफra'apha75
रऊफra'upha25

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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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  • 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 Raaf
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