Rafaelsen Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Greenland

Rafaelsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafaelsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1791:28,7283,957
Greenland851:663115
Denmark771:73,3087,251
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Rafaelsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafaelsen is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafaelsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rafaelsen is the 746,827th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Rafaelsen reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 28,728. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 65 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent live and Western Norway, where 6 percent live. Apart from Norway it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Greenland, where 22 percent live and Denmark, where 20 percent live.

Rafaelsen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rafaelsen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 11.76% less than the national average, earning 305,387 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.84% less than the national average, earning $43,305 CAD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rafaelsen
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