Raffell Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Raffell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raffell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:247,63620,113
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales51:618,90625,852
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Raffell (10) may also be a first name.

Raffell Last Name Facts

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

Raffell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raffell is the 956,400th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name Raffell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Raffell are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

The surname Raffell is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 247,636. In England it is primarily found in: Durham, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account England Raffell exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Raffell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raffell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 106 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raffell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raffell last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Raffell earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.15% more than the national average, earning $54,862 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffaell9332/
Raffel922,722/
Rafell925/
Raffael86530/
Reffell86514/
Raffelt86319/
Raffill86100/
Raffeld8675/
Rafaell8626/
Raffuel8611/
Reaffel863/
Raffeel861/
Roffell861/
Raffiel861/
Raeffel860/
Rafel832,632/
Raffl831,072/
Rafll832/
Roffaell807/
Rouffell801/
Raffeldt801/
Rafael77188,937/
Roffel771,037/
Rafeel77532/
Reffel77318/
Rafeld77299/
Rafelt77229/
Rafiel7797/
Raifel7718/
Rhafel779/
Raffil774/
Raufel774/
Refell773/
Rafuel773/
Rafill773/
Rafoel772/
Rafeul771/
Rayfel771/
Ratfel771/
Raffyl771/
Raefel770/
Rofell770/
Ratffl770/
Raffelová758/
Rafl7317/
Reiffel71140/
Rasfeld71115/
Raßfeld7169/
Roffiel7155/
Radfeld7152/
Rayfeld7135/
Roeffel7135/
Rayfiel7135/
Ratfeld7130/
Rafeldt7125/
Roffeld7120/
Reffiel7119/
Raifeld7117/
Rahfeld7117/
Rajfeld7112/
Raphell716/
Roffael713/
Reafhel713/
Rajfelt713/
Ratfill712/
Rouffel712/
Raefiel712/
Rapfael712/
Rafehel712/
Rahfiel711/
Roufell711/
Rowfell711/
Rashfel711/
Reafael711/
Raufael711/
Rhafael711/
Raafael711/
Radfelt711/
Rrafael711/
Hrafael711/
Hrafelt711/
Reffill710/
Reafeld710/
Raifuel710/
Ruiffel710/
Reuffel710/
Rafil671,673/
Rofel67191/
Refel6797/
Raufflet6777/
Rassfeld6775/
Rahfeldt6756/
Raisfeld6739/
Rattfelt6731/
Raphaell6714/
Raysfeld6714/
Rafflová6711/
Raufl673/
Raafeldt673/
Rousfell672/
Rajsfeld672/
Raßfeldt672/
Reitfell671/
D'Rafael671/
Ráfel671/
Reffl671/
Rofll671/
Reisfell670/
Rhafeldt670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raffell
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