Raal Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Raal Surname Definition:

“Counsel-Wolf” Corruption of French “Raoul” derived from Old German (“Rad-Wulf).

Raal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1501:8,8121,206
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Denmark911:62,0306,253
Australia481:562,41041,290
Finland171:323,33523,349
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India61:127,844,230863,365
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Raal (80) may also be a first name.

Raal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Counsel-Wolf” Corruption of French “Raoul” derived from Old German (“Rad-Wulf).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Raal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raal (Arabic: رعال, Hindi: राअल, Marathi: राल, Oriya: ରାଆଳ, Russian: Раал) occurs in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 588,441st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,724,192 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Raal are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 28 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Raal is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 80 people.

It is most frequently used in Estonia, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 8,812. Other than Estonia Raal exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and Denmark, where 17 percent reside.

Raal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Raal surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Raal earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning R 261,720 per year and in United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahal8975,100/
Raale896/
Rhaal896/
Raail893/
Raalt891/
Raall890/
Ral863,140/
Rahail80996/
Rahall80386/
Rahaal80157/
Raatel805/
Rahaul805/
Rahayl803/
Rrahal802/
Raahul802/
Raahal802/
Raahyl801/
Rhaaal801/
Raul75133,089/
Real7594,012/
Rall756,794/
Rail753,109/
Rale752,731/
Rayl752,554/
Rahl751,132/
Rzal75321/
Ralh75207/
Rhal75168/
Rasl75149/
Rald7573/
Rajl7547/
Hral7531/
Ralp7523/
Ralt7510/
Ratl758/
Raùl753/
Rral751/
Raasild739/
Raachel733/
Rzaallh732/
Raaheel731/
Rasel67180,017/
Ralph6735,023/
Rahul6724,691/
Reale6721,510/
Ratel673,378/
Raule671,824/
Rayle671,308/
Rasil67940/
Ralle67829/
Raile67776/
Rauld67440/
Reall67380/
Rasle67351/
Racel67279/
Rhall67174/
Raill67163/
Raihl67157/
Reahl67110/
Rheal6793/
Raisl6778/
Raull6759/
Realp6747/
Rahll6747/
Racil6746/
Ratil6745/
Hrale6732/
Ragli6725/
Rallh6721/
Rajhl6719/
Hrzal6717/
Raitl6715/
Rausl6713/
Realt6713/
Raassild6712/
Rhail6711/
Rayll6710/
Rauul679/
Rhale677/
Rhhal676/
Raslh674/
Rhaul674/
Ralhp674/
Rahyl674/
Rasll674/
Reatl673/
Raulh673/
Railh673/
Ralhe672/
Rraul672/
Reald672/
Raulp672/
Rhalh672/
Hraul672/
Rahlh672/
Ralhs671/
Ralpp671/
Rhayl671/
Rautl671/
Raslt671/
Rattl671/
Railt671/
Hrahl671/
Railė671/
Rasyl671/
Ratlh671/
Hrgal671/
Rzalh671/
Realh671/
Rhasl671/
Raltd671/
Hratl671/
Hrall671/
Raijl670/
Rauhl670/
Hralt670/
Hrald670/

Raal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raal in the Hindi language
राअलra'ala-
Raal in the Oriya language
ରାଆଳra'ala-
Raal in the Marathi language
रालrala-
Raal in the Russian language
Раалraal-
Raal in the Arabic language
رعالral-
راؤلrawl-

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