Raffainer Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Raffainer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raffainer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland741:110,98511,556
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Raffainer Last Name Facts

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

Raffainer occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffainer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raffainer is the 1,581,912th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Raffainer occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Raffainer live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Raffainer is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 110,985. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Graubünden, where 36 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 24 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 36 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

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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
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