Raffen Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Raffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia851:317,59627,389
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland211:178,2486,976
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Raffen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raffen is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Raffen live; 54 percent live in Australasia and 54 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 317,596. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 61 percent reside, South Australia, where 32 percent reside and Victoria, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Australia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Raffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Raffen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raffen surname expanded 148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raffen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raffen surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Raffen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffien921/
Rafen9141/
Raffn9111/
Raffenne86273/
Raffin836,888/
Rafien8349/
Rafeen8336/
Reffen834/
Roffen832/
Raffín832/
Raafen831/
Raffyn831/
Rafaen831/
Raffem831/
Rafn801,121/
Roeffen77411/
Reiffen77128/
Raffion77111/
Raffina7721/
Rafenne7716/
Raffing779/
Reffien776/
Rayfene771/
Rathfen770/
Rafin735,144/
Rofen7313/
Refen7311/
Hrafn737/
Raufn736/
Rafem733/
Raifienė711/
Rafion67471/
Rafina67246/
Reffin67170/
Roffin6751/
Reifen6743/
Raufin6724/
Hrafyn6722/
Raifin6715/
Refeen6712/
Raphen6710/
Ruifen679/
Raffim674/
Rosfen674/
Rafeem673/
Raffinová671/
Rafimn671/
Rafuun671/
Roofen671/
Rofeen671/
Roufen671/
Rofien670/
Ratfin670/

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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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  • 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 Raffen
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