Raffelson Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Raffelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raffelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Raffelson Last Name Facts

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

Raffelson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffelson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,118,459th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. Raffelson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Raffelson reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Raffelson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 1,670,318. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 17 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Minnesota, where 17 percent are found.

Raffelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Raffelson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raffelson last name expanded 2,170 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raffelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Raffelson are 13.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.42% registered with the party.

Raffelson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.7% more than the national average, earning $52,943 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafelson9496/
Raffelsen8913/
Raffleson895/
Rasfelson891/
Roffelson891/
Raflson881/
Rafilson8217/
Rofelson827/
Rafelsen827/
Rafaelsen78385/
Roffelsen78235/
Raphelson7828/
Rofelsohn7812/
Raphaelsohn703/
Roffelzen671/
Roflsen6310/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Raffelson
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