Raav Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Raav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia731:18,1073,073
India261:29,502,515369,827
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Raav (11) may also be a first name.

Raav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raav (Arabic: رياف, Hindi: राव, Marathi: राव, Russian: Раав) is found most frequently in Estonia. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raav? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,589,322nd most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Raav live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

The surname Raav is most frequently held in Estonia, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 18,107. Excluding Estonia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahav89448/
Raajv892/
Raavë891/
Rav8661,276/
Rahaav802/
Raab7536,977/
Raev755,617/
Ravt754,449/
Raap753,122/
Raaf751,404/
Ravf7574/
Rauv7545/
Raiv7519/
Rayv7518/
Rajv7518/
Ratv7512/
Ravì759/
Ravz757/
Raaw757/
Reav755/
Rgav754/
Ravp752/
Rrav751/
Ravs751/
Rahv751/
Ravw751/
Ravh750/
Raabová73293/
Raabova7311/
Rahab677,545/
Rahaf673,986/
Raaft672,365/
Raaff67591/
Raafs67198/
Rahap67137/
Raape6749/
Raaif6733/
Raabs6729/
Rathv6725/
Raafe6722/
Rahaw6714/
Hraev6711/
Hravs678/
Reavs678/
Rahuv677/
Ravwt674/
Rajvd673/
Raabd672/
Ravsz672/
Reavh672/
Rahavová672/
Raivs672/
Radtv671/
Rzaiv671/
Rajvs671/
Rattv671/
Raawt671/
Rzayv671/
Rautv671/
Rauvh671/
Rauvt671/
Raasf671/
Rrhav671/
Raaib671/
Raahp671/
Ra'af671/
Raaph671/
Rhaap671/
Raaps670/
Raapt670/

Raav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raav in the Marathi language
रावrava-
Raav in the Hindi language
रावrava50
रआवra'ava25
राावraava25
Raav in the Russian language
Раавraav-
Raav in the Arabic language
ريافryaf-
راؤفrawf-

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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
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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 Raav
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