Raats Surname

138,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Raats Surname Definition:

Corruption of Old Dutch name Rado.

Raats Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3531:40,0435,143
Netherlands1,1591:14,5702,182
Belgium3651:31,4985,095
Australia851:317,59627,389
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Austria121:709,62061,025
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Raats Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Corruption of Old Dutch name Rado.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Raats Last Name Facts

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

Raats (Russian: Раац) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Raats click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raats? popularity and diffusion

Raats is the 138,804th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,261,808 people. The surname Raats is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Raats are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 1,353 people, or 1 in 40,043. In South Africa Raats is most prevalent in: Northern Cape, where 29 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Western Cape, where 22 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 36 percent reside and Belgium, where 11 percent reside.

Raats Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raats has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raats surname expanded 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raats Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raats surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Raats earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.52% more than the national average, earning R 352,932 per year; in United States they earn 70.05% more than the national average, earning $73,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning $56,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raaths91889/
Raadts91108/
Raatzs9115/
Rhaats911/
Raas894,354/
Raat893,821/
Rats892,300/
Rahat8063,788/
Raatz803,980/
Raath803,840/
Raths801,687/
Ratts80857/
Raadt80559/
Raash80348/
Rayts80233/
Ratse80173/
Raase80171/
Raass80136/
Raits80130/
Rahas80114/
Rahts8046/
Hrats8041/
Raads8034/
Rauts8024/
Rajts8022/
Raais8017/
Reats8014/
Raate8013/
Øraas8011/
Raasz8011/
Ratst809/
Åraas809/
Raasø807/
Raayt804/
Raaht803/
Ratsz802/
Rasts802/
Raatc801/
Raatt801/
Raaas801/
Raajs801/
Raacs801/
Raast801/
Ra'at801/
Ratsh800/
Rahatsız7751/
Raatzsch775/
Ras7529,206/
Rat7510,558/
Raa755,742/
Raasch738,703/
Ratsch731,038/
Rahath73811/
Røraas73176/
Rahash73101/
Rahatt7351/
Raiths7341/
Raahat7331/
Reates7322/
Raaste7312/
Rattsø7311/
Raites739/
Hæraas739/
Raytts736/
Rahais736/
Raytes736/
Reaths736/
Raahut735/
Raaish734/
Raacsh732/
Raassh732/
Rautse732/
Rahait731/
Rahatz731/
Raayte731/
Raihts731/
Raitsh731/
Raasth731/
Rahaat731/
Rahajs731/
Rahacs731/
Rathse731/
Rhahat731/
Rachts731/
Ratshe731/
Raachs731/
Rahast731/
Ratths730/
Rahads730/
Raaise730/
Reatts730/
Raut671,209,057/
Rath67132,441/
Rais6797,295/
Raha6747,437/
Raad6732,983/
Rait6732,258/
Rash6718,323/
Reat6710,416/
Raaj678,688/
Rast677,915/
Ratz676,090/
Rate675,467/
Rase674,860/
Raaz674,670/
Raus674,286/
Rass673,213/
Raap673,122/
Raay672,969/
Reas672,896/
Rays672,545/
Rasp672,156/
Raai671,162/
Ratt671,097/
Raah67891/
Rajs67866/
Rots67746/
Rayt67716/
Raïs67458/
Rasz67265/
Rasd67200/
Radt67187/
Rajt67186/
Racs67176/
Ratzsch67155/
Raht67131/
Rraa67123/
Rahs6795/
Rađa6770/
Ratsova6766/
Ratc6753/
Hras6738/
Hrat6732/
Rads6731/
Rhas6722/
Reatsch6716/
Raac6716/
Rzaa6715/
Raaß6715/
Rhat6711/
Raasche6710/
Reathes6710/
Ratp679/
Rzas679/
Hratsch677/
Raittes676/
Rhaa675/
Rgas675/
Rrat675/
Hraa675/
Ratė675/
Rasj674/
Raïa674/
Rața674/
Rāts674/
Raîs673/
Rgaa673/
Ra'a673/
Razs672/
Raãa672/
Ratd672/
Raitsch672/
Raaa672/
Rzat672/
Rahaish671/
Raatova671/
Raït671/
Rası671/
Raát671/
Ratsová671/
Rras671/
Geerats671/
Raithes671/

Raats Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raats in the Russian language
Раацraac-

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