Rabener Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rabener Surname User-submission:

It is German for 'raven-er' or 'raven-keeper'. See for example, Faulkner, which means 'falconer' in German.

Rabener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1251:644,04450,561
United States581:6,249,292299,206
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Räbener (6) are calculated separately.

Rabener Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is German for 'raven-er' or 'raven-keeper'. See for example, Faulkner, which means 'falconer' in German.

- gentdave

Rabener Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rabener is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Räbener. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabener? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,248,410th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. Rabener occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Rabener are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 644,044. In Germany Rabener is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent live. Barring Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Rabener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rabener has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 5,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rabener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rabener are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Rabener earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $48,545 USD per year.

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