Raffel Surname
Approximately 2,722 people bear this surname
Raffel Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of Raphael (God has healed).
Raffel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,160 | 1:69,401 | 8,870 |
| United States | 1,024 | 1:353,964 | 31,669 |
| Austria | 95 | 1:89,636 | 13,202 |
| Brazil | 88 | 1:2,432,663 | 74,473 |
| France | 70 | 1:948,896 | 108,010 |
| England | 67 | 1:831,613 | 44,286 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 91 | 1:551,854 | 37,927 |
Raffel (242) may also be a first name.
Raffel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Descendant of Raphael (God has healed).
Raffel Demographics
Average Male Raffel Height
178.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Raffel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raffel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Raffel (Russian: Раффель) occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Raffel.
How Common Is The Last Name Raffel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 160,228th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,677,276 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Raffel reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 574,510th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 242 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,160 people, or 1 in 69,401. In Germany Raffel is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent are found. Other than Germany Raffel is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.
Raffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Raffel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Raffel last name grew 1,125 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 670 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Raffel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Raffel are 12.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.38% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Raffel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.23% less than the national average, earning 203,378 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.51% more than the national average, earning $51,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.16% more than the national average, earning $63,672 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raffel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raffel in the Russian language | ||
| Раффель | raffel | - |
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