View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Raef Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Raef (Arabic: راءف) is found most in Egypt. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Raef click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raef? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Raef is the 147,517^th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,428,373 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Raef reside; 70 percent reside in North Africa and 70 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Raef is also the 66,275^th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 8,888 people.

This last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 2,105 people, or 1 in 43,675. Not including Egypt it exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent reside.

Raef Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Raef has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,164 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raef Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Raef surname are 14.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61% registered to vote for the party.

Raef earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.87% more than the national average, earning $48,703 USD per year.