Raaf Surname
Approximately 1,404 people bear this surname
Raaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 693 | 1:116,169 | 14,295 |
| United States | 373 | 1:971,740 | 72,180 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 84 | 1:597,841 | 40,179 |
Raaf (218) may also be a first name.
Raaf Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahaf | 89 | 3,986 | / |
| Raaft | 89 | 2,365 | / |
| Raaff | 89 | 591 | / |
| Raafs | 89 | 198 | / |
| Raaif | 89 | 33 | / |
| Raafe | 89 | 22 | / |
| Raasf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ra'af | 89 | 1 | / |
| Raf | 86 | 3,384 | / |
| Rahauf | 80 | 6 | / |
| Raafth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rauf | 75 | 225,401 | / |
| Raab | 75 | 36,977 | / |
| Rafe | 75 | 5,805 | / |
| Raff | 75 | 5,010 | / |
| Raif | 75 | 4,640 | / |
| Raft | 75 | 2,424 | / |
| Rawf | 75 | 772 | / |
| Rapf | 75 | 563 | / |
| Rahf | 75 | 488 | / |
| Rayf | 75 | 303 | / |
| Hraf | 75 | 274 | / |
| Rajf | 75 | 151 | / |
| Raav | 75 | 128 | / |
| Ravf | 75 | 74 | / |
| Radf | 75 | 30 | / |
| Reaf | 75 | 15 | / |
| Rasf | 75 | 11 | / |
| Rafs | 75 | 9 | / |
| Raaw | 75 | 7 | / |
| Razf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rafh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rafz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rzaf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rhaf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rafp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rafì | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rauff | 67 | 4,128 | / |
| Rahuf | 67 | 1,130 | / |
| Raffe | 67 | 846 | / |
| Rahav | 67 | 448 | / |
| Raiff | 67 | 307 | / |
| Hraif | 67 | 242 | / |
| Raife | 67 | 163 | / |
| Rafft | 67 | 134 | / |
| Rauuf | 67 | 105 | / |
| Raffs | 67 | 62 | / |
| Raufe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Reafs | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rahaw | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rauft | 67 | 12 | / |
| Raufh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rhaif | 67 | 10 | / |
| Raufs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rrauf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rasfh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hrauf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rashf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ra'ft | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rafhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rayfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Raudf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reafe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rathf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raajv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rhauf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rauyf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raidf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raftt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raavë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raufz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rasfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raifh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rautf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rapfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raawt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raifz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rapfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Readf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reasf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raufp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauhf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rawfe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reaff | 67 | 0 | / |
Raaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raaf in the Marathi language | ||
| रअफ़ | ra'afa | - |
| Raaf in the Hindi language | ||
| रअफ | ra'apha | 75 |
| रऊफ | ra'upha | 25 |
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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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