Rafenstein Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Rafenstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Austria371:230,14727,778
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Rafenstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafenstein is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafenstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Rafenstein live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States Rafenstein is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 76 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Arizona, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 42 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 1 percent reside.

Rafenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rafenstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rafenstein last name rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rafenstein surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.94% being registered with the political party.

Rafenstein earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.36% more than the national average, earning $49,347 USD 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 Rafenstein
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