Rafelson Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rafelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rafelson (20) may also be a first name.

Rafelson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafelson (Russian: Рафельсон) is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rafelson.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafelson? popularity and diffusion

Rafelson is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Rafelson are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rafelson is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 4,769,196. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 32 percent are found, New Jersey, where 21 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Rafelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rafelson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rafelson last name rose 7,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rafelson surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

Rafelson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.26% more than the national average, earning $52,324 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffelson94217/
Rasfelson941/
Raflson931/
Rafilson8817/
Rofelson887/
Rafelsen887/
Rafaelsen82385/
Raphelson8228/
Raffelsen8213/
Rofelsohn8212/
Raffleson825/
Roffelson821/
Raphaelsohn743/
Roffelsen71235/
Roflsen6710/
Roffelzen591/

Rafelson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafelson in the Russian language
Рафельсонrafelson-

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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 Rafelson
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