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

The surname Raffainer is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Raffainer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffainer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,581,912th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Raffainer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Raffainer are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 110,985. In Switzerland it is most common 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. Besides Switzerland Raffainer exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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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