Raffett Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Raffett Surname Definition:

= Raff(e (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

Raffett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Raffett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Raff(e (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Raffett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raffett occurs most in England. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Raffett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Raffett live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 100 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Raffett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raffett has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Raffett last name declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Raffet9278/
Rafett922/
Reffett86758/
Rauffet86262/
Raffeet8617/
Raffete861/
Roffett861/
Raffetz860/
Raffitt860/
Rafet83930/
Raffe83846/
Reffeitt8068/
Rouffett801/
Raffee771,667/
Raffie77583/
Roffet77392/
Reffet77388/
Raffer77311/
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Raiffe77122/
Raffey7797/
Raffit7769/
Raffei7741/
Raafet7719/
Raffes7718/
Raffeh7713/
Refett776/
Rafeth775/
Raufet774/
Raifet772/
Rayffe772/
Rafete771/
Reafet771/
Rauffe770/
Rafe735,805/
Reffitt711,163/
Rouffet71513/
Rauffer7172/
Roufett7124/
Raffiot7119/
Raiffie7114/
Raiffer7112/
Raffeis718/
Raffait714/
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Rhaffey711/
Raaffee711/
Rafeath711/
Raffieh711/
Ra'afet711/
Raffeeh711/
Rauffea711/
Raffiey711/
Raiffes710/
Reaffer710/
Rafie6718,577/
Rafee6712,847/
Raffa679,623/
Raffi675,156/
Rafea673,604/
Rafei672,922/
Rafer672,654/
Rafeh672,596/
Roffe672,592/
Raffy671,216/
Rafed671,061/
Rafey67814/
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Rafez67403/
Rafit67319/
Refet67181/
Raife67163/
Raufe6733/
Rafeu6726/
Raafe6722/
Rafetova6710/
Rofet676/
Rafhe674/
Rayfe673/
Reafe673/
Reiffitt672/
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Raffé672/
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Roufffet671/
Rasfe671/
Rapfe671/
Rafep671/
Rathfitt670/
Rawfe670/

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