Raaff Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Raaff Surname Definition:
“Raven” in Old Dutch.
Raaff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 317 | 1:170,908 | 18,978 |
| Netherlands | 115 | 1:146,845 | 22,164 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Raaff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Raven” in Old Dutch.
Raaff Demographics
Raaff Political Affiliation
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Raaff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raaff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Raaff is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Raaff.
How Common Is The Last Name Raaff? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 542,751st most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Raaff live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Raaff is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 170,908. In South Africa Raaff is most common in: Western Cape, where 44 percent are found, Gauteng, where 30 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Raaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Raaff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 529 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Raaff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Raaff surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Raaff earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.36% more than the national average, earning R 288,408 per year and in United States they earn 41.45% more than the national average, earning $61,035 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raff | 89 | 5,010 | / |
| Raaf | 89 | 1,404 | / |
| Rauff | 80 | 4,128 | / |
| Rahaf | 80 | 3,986 | / |
| Raaft | 80 | 2,365 | / |
| Raffe | 80 | 846 | / |
| Raiff | 80 | 307 | / |
| Raafs | 80 | 198 | / |
| Rafft | 80 | 134 | / |
| Raffs | 80 | 62 | / |
| Raaif | 80 | 33 | / |
| Raafe | 80 | 22 | / |
| Raasf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rafff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ra'af | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reaff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Raf | 75 | 3,384 | / |
| Raiffe | 73 | 122 | / |
| Rahuff | 73 | 10 | / |
| Rahauf | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rayffe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rathff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Raffht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raafth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rauvff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rauffe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rauf | 67 | 225,401 | / |
| Raab | 67 | 36,977 | / |
| Roff | 67 | 7,689 | / |
| Rafe | 67 | 5,805 | / |
| Raif | 67 | 4,640 | / |
| Raft | 67 | 2,424 | / |
| Rawf | 67 | 772 | / |
| Rapf | 67 | 563 | / |
| Rahf | 67 | 488 | / |
| Rayf | 67 | 303 | / |
| Hraf | 67 | 274 | / |
| Rajf | 67 | 151 | / |
| Raav | 67 | 128 | / |
| Ravf | 67 | 74 | / |
| Radf | 67 | 30 | / |
| Reaf | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rasf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rafs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Raaw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Razf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Raffová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rafz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rzaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rafh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rhaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rauffff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafì | 67 | 1 | / |
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