Raferty Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

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

Raferty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raferty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3351:149,90713,916

Raferty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raferty occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Raferty.

How Common Is The Last Name Raferty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raferty is the 2,136,387th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Raferty reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Raferty is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Raferty is mostly found in: Missouri, where 26 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States Raferty is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 14 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Raferty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raferty has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Raferty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Raferty surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Raferty surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Raferty earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $47,132 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafferty9327,557/
Rafertey930/
Raferthy930/
Reaferty930/
Raffertys883/
Raffertey882/
Raffferty881/
Raffertty881/
Raffertuy880/
Raferta861/
Roferty860/
Rafrety860/
Rafferti804/
Raffrety802/
Raffirty801/
Rapherty800/
Rafferte800/
Rofferty800/
Raffertie759/
Reifferti631/

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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 Raferty
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