Raffa Surname

53,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Raffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,5141:13,5482,184
United States1,6561:218,87621,274
Argentina8501:50,2864,251
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Brazil3551:603,02622,494
France3031:219,21734,056
Algeria2291:168,69721,190
Canada1971:187,03318,476
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Australia1151:234,74522,001
England591:944,37447,923
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Raffa (1,171) may also be a first name.

Raffa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﻓﺎﻉ, Russian: Раффа) is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 53,109th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 757,305 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Raffa live; 47 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent live in Italic Europe. Raffa is also the 232,087th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 1,171 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 4,514 people, or 1 in 13,548. In Italy it is most frequent in: Sicily, where 42 percent are found, Calabria, where 17 percent are found and Campania, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Italy Raffa is found in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.

Raffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Raffa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Raffa last name increased 8,280 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raffa surname are 7.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Raffa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning €28,353 per year; in South Africa they earn 227.16% more than the national average, earning R 777,468 per year; in United States they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning $48,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning $59,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffat912,314/
Raffai911,385/
Raffay91681/
Raffah91531/
Raffaa91411/
Raffas91285/
Raffaj9194/
Raiffa9117/
Raffad914/
Rauffa911/
Raffaz911/
Raffač911/
Rafa8921,983/
Raffaut83469/
Raffaud83227/
Raffeau8365/
Raffass836/
Raffait834/
Raffaat832/
Raffatt831/
Raiffat831/
Rauffea831/
Raffach831/
Raffaus830/
Rafat8037,434/
Rafai809,309/
Raffo809,050/
Raffi805,156/
Rafea803,604/
Rafaa802,599/
Rafay802,183/
Raffy801,216/
Rafaj801,131/
Rafah801,031/
Raffe80846/
Raafa80217/
Rafas80174/
Raufa80165/
Reffa80115/
Raifa80110/
Rafaz8096/
Rafad8090/
Rafau8053/
Roffa8046/
Rafoa8019/
Rafha8019/
Rasfa8018/
Rafaï8018/
Rafač8011/
Hrafa8010/
Rahfa806/
Rawfa805/
Razfa805/
Rafap802/
Raffé802/
Rhafa802/
Ravfa801/
Rayfa801/
Raefa801/
Radfa801/
Rafaâ801/
Rafaå801/
Rapfa801/
Raffault77492/
Raiffaud7726/
Raffeaut775/
Raafat7382,602/
Rafaat7310,030/
Raffee731,667/
Ra'fat731,258/
Reffai73767/
Reffay73615/
Raffie73583/
Rouffa73416/
Rafeea73329/
Raffer73311/
Rafaya73261/
Raffio73260/
Raffed73236/
Rafeat73225/
Roffat73217/
Raffii73216/
Raiffe73122/
Raffey7397/
Raufat7396/
Rafaja7384/
Rashfa7379/
Raffet7378/
Raffit7369/
Rafaai7364/
Raffis7362/
Raffei7341/
Rafhay7337/
Raffid7332/
Rahufa7327/
Rafhat7327/
Raiffi7326/
Raufea7326/
Rafaah7318/
Raffes7318/
Rafaut7317/
Rafaud7317/
Raffih7316/
Raufai7315/
Raffos7315/
Rafach7313/
Raifat7313/
Raffeh7313/
Raafay7312/
Raifah7311/
Reafat7310/
Raifad7310/
Roffay739/
Raufah739/
Rafiea738/
Rafatt737/
Rafajj737/
Rafass737/
Rafait736/
Raiffo736/
Rasfat735/
Raiffé734/
Rafaij734/
Rafats734/
Rafaha734/
Raufau734/
Rafa'e734/
Rafe'a734/
Rafaia733/
Raufaa733/
Rayfat733/
Raffou733/
Raifai733/
Raffáč733/
Rajfat732/
Rafadh732/
Rafaiz732/
Rauffi732/
Rafaid732/
Rafaay732/
Rayffe732/
Rafais731/
Rafayt731/
Rafgay731/
Rafuha731/
Radfha731/
Rawfat731/
Rasfaa731/
Rayfai731/
Raafaa731/
Reffaa731/
Rafaaz731/
Rahafa731/
Raufaï731/
Ratfai731/
Ratfat731/
Rhaffi731/
Raafas731/
Radfai731/
Rafahy731/
Rafeae731/
Raffoy731/
Rafhai731/
Raffiy731/
Rafhaa731/
Raf'at731/
Rafpha731/
Raafha731/
Rauffo731/
Razfat731/
Rahffi731/
Rajfah731/
Rafauy731/
Rafeaz731/
Rafffi731/
Rafhah731/
Roffea731/
Hrafas731/
Roffas730/
Rauffe730/
Raffajová71109/
Raffayová7149/
Raffaiová7132/
Raffayova718/
Raffajova717/
Raffaiova714/
Rafi67191,869/
Rafe675,805/
Rafy672,186/
Refa671,267/
Rofa67978/
Raffoux67533/
Rafo67447/
Rauffet67262/
Raufast67251/
Ra'afat67154/
Rauffer6772/
Rafaisz6756/
Raifaud6748/
Roiffah6727/
Rafieha6723/
Rafault6723/
Raffeet6717/
Raiffie6714/
Raiffer6712/
Raffish679/
Raffeis678/
Rahfaih676/
Rouffai675/
Raufaia674/
Ra'faat674/
Raa'fat674/
Raafa't674/
Raafaat674/
Rafj674/
Rafa'ai673/
Rafa'ee673/
Raffett672/
Rafatcz672/
Rafhaat672/
Rafa'ei672/
Rafí672/
Rashfai672/
Rouffaï672/
Rafa'at672/
Rafahaa671/
Rafahah671/
Rafaish671/
Rafasth671/
Rafathh671/
Rafatth671/
Rafeath671/
Raaffee671/
Rhaffey671/
Rafá671/
Ravfast671/
Reiffat671/
Rhaifah671/
Rachfai671/
Rachfat671/
Raffeeh671/
Raffiey671/
Raufats671/
Rhaffio671/
Rafa'ie671/
Rafaaie671/
Rafahai671/
Rafahay671/
Raffieh671/
Raffitt670/
Raffetz670/
Reaffer670/
Raiffes670/

Raffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﻓﺎﻉalrfa33.33
ﺭﻓﻌﻪrfh33.33
ﺭﻓﺎrfa33.33
Raffa in the Russian language
Раффаraffa-

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