Raask Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Estonia

Raask Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raask Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Raask Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raask is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raask? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raask is the 2,372,517th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Raask occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Raask live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 193,074. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent are found, Jönköping County, where 20 percent are found and Halland County, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raasck914/
Raaske914/
Rask897,262/
Raskh803,496/
Raske801,185/
Rashk8071/
Rausk8031/
Reask8024/
Rasck8017/
Raesk8014/
Raisk803/
Raazk802/
Rassk802/
Rzask801/
Rgask801/
Radsk801/
Raskk801/
Raasq801/
Raskq801/
Raszke73274/
Rashke7397/
Radske7389/
Rashkh7365/
Rascke7350/
Rasske7346/
Ratske7340/
Reaske7337/
Rauske7332/
Raschk7320/
Raiske7311/
Rajsek736/
Raisks732/
Raisek731/
Raskpf731/
Raskhe730/
Raschke6711,638/
Razk671,416/
Resk67635/
Raskova67479/
Rasq6791/
Rosk6747/
Rathske6726/
Rasg675/
Reaseck674/
Raheesk674/
Rasková673/
Rasc673/
Rajszek671/
Rathsck671/
Raiseck671/
Radshke671/
Raskowa671/
Račk671/
Rasckke670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Raask
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