Raehs Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Raehs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raehs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Raehs Last Name Facts

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

Raehs is most common in Namibia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Raehs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raehs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raehs is the 3,665,662nd most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Raehs are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Namibia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 96,376. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Khomas Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raes897,880/
Raess80492/
Raesz80153/
Raesh8075/
Roehs8019/
Raesj802/
Rhaes801/
Raesch7395/
Reus6711,389/
Roes673,660/
Raez671,928/
Röhs6767/
Raeß676/
Rähs673/
Reuschs671/

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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 Raehs
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