Raff Surname

95,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Raff Surname Definition:

1 assimilated forms of Ralf, Ralph, q.v.

A squire he had, whose name was Ralph, That in th’adventure went his half. Though writers, tor more stately tone, Do call him Ralpho, ‘tis all one : And when we can, with metre safe, We’ll call him so; if not, plain Raph.

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Raff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2231:163,04916,593
Germany1,7481:46,0566,040
Australia2141:126,14813,799
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
England1021:546,25533,762
Russia921:1,566,555105,717
Denmark741:76,2807,479
France651:1,021,888113,182
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Austria361:236,54028,356
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Singapore211:262,27211,611
India181:42,614,743461,117
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland291:129,0765,773
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3531:142,26313,367

Raff (680) may also be a first name.

Raff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 assimilated forms of Ralf, Ralph, q.v.

A squire he had, whose name was Ralph, That in th’adventure went his half. Though writers, tor more stately tone, Do call him Ralpho, ‘tis all one : And when we can, with metre safe, We’ll call him so; if not, plain Raph.— Butler, Hudibras, I. i. 457-62. 2 diminutive forms of Raphael, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Rabbi” (Rav) in Hebrew.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Raff, a variant of Ralph (shield, wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Raff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raff (Russian: Рафф) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raff is the 95,016th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,454,600 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Raff are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 317,548th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 680 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,223 people, or 1 in 163,049. In The United States Raff is primarily found in: California, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Raff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Raff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raff last name expanded 630 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Raff are 39.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Raff earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.42% more than the national average, earning R 338,448 per year; in United States they earn 16.9% more than the national average, earning $50,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $50,779 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauff894,128/
Raffe89846/
Raaff89591/
Raiff89307/
Rafft89134/
Raffs8962/
Rafff891/
Reaff890/
Raf863,384/
Raiffe80122/
Rahuff8010/
Rathff802/
Rayffe802/
Rauvff801/
Raffht801/
Rauffe800/
Rauf75225,401/
Roff757,689/
Rafe755,805/
Raif754,640/
Raft752,424/
Raaf751,404/
Rawf75772/
Rapf75563/
Rahf75488/
Rayf75303/
Hraf75274/
Rajf75151/
Ravf7574/
Radf7530/
Reaf7515/
Rasf7511/
Rafs759/
Razf756/
Rafz753/
Rzaf753/
Rafh753/
Rhaf752/
Rafp752/
Rafì751/
Raffová734/
Rauffff731/
Reiff679,923/
Ruoff675,444/
Rahaf673,986/
Roffe672,592/
Raaft672,365/
Rahuf671,130/
Rouff67825/
Rooff67503/
Hraif67242/
Raafs67198/
Raife67163/
Reuff67154/
Reyff67124/
Rauuf67105/
Roiff6755/
Raufe6733/
Raaif6733/
Raafe6722/
Reafs6717/
Rauft6712/
Raufh6711/
Rhaif6710/
Raufs679/
Rrauf678/
Hrauf677/
Rasfh677/
Rashf677/
Rafhe674/
Ra'ft674/
Reafe673/
Rayfe673/
Rgoff673/
Raudf673/
Rathf672/
Rhauf672/
Rauyf672/
Rautf671/
Raifz671/
Readf671/
Reasf671/
Reauf671/
Raufp671/
Rauhf671/
Rapfh671/
Rapfe671/
Raidf671/
Raifh671/
Rasfe671/
Raufz671/
Ra'af671/
Rafsh671/
Raftt671/
Rowff671/
Rotff671/
Rafht671/
Raasf671/
Rawfe670/
Hroff670/
Royff670/
Roffs670/

Raff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raff in the Russian language
Раффraff-

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