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 Raffel Salary in
United States
$51,136 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Raffel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raffel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raffel (Russian: Раффель) is found in Germany 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 Raffel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 160,228th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,677,276 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 242 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,160 people, or 1 in 69,401. In Germany Raffel is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common 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 surname expanded 1,125 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 670 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Raffel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Raffel are 12.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.38% being 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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