Raffin Surname

71,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Raffin Surname Definition:

From Rathven in the perish of the same name, Banffshire, the local pronunciation of which is 'Raffan' or 'Raven.' Three brothers named Raffan from Forglen, Banffshire, served in the first Great War (Turriff).

Raffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,5331:14,6531,526
Argentina8591:49,7604,200
Italy5811:105,26117,726
United States3941:919,94769,072
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Australia791:341,71828,950
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Mauritius441:29,3965,731
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
England281:1,989,93178,001
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland321:116,9765,458
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Raffín (2) are calculated separately.

Raffin (60) may also be a first name.

Raffin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Rathven in the perish of the same name, Banffshire, the local pronunciation of which is 'Raffan' or 'Raven.' Three brothers named Raffan from Forglen, Banffshire, served in the first Great War (Turriff).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Raffin Last Name Facts

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

Raffin (Oriya: ରଫିନ, Russian: Раффин) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Raffín. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 71,664th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,058,006 people. The last name Raffin is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Raffin are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 60 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 4,533 people, or 1 in 14,653. In France Raffin is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 33 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent reside. Outside of France it exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 12 percent reside and Italy, where 8 percent reside.

Raffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raffin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raffin surname expanded 1,791 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raffin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raffin last name are 7.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Raffin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 31.34% more than the national average, earning $56,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.66% more than the national average, earning $62,431 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffín942/
Raffion92111/
Raffina9221/
Raffing929/
Raffien921/
Rafin915,144/
Raffn9111/
Rafion83471/
Rafina83246/
Reffin83170/
Raffen83158/
Roffin8351/
Rafien8349/
Raufin8324/
Raifin8315/
Raffim834/
Rafimn831/
Raffyn831/
Ratfin830/
Rafn801,121/
Raffinová801/
Rouffin7743/
Reiffin7723/
Roffina7717/
Raufina7714/
Reffien776/
Rapfing772/
Raafing771/
Rashfin771/
Raifina771/
Reeffin770/
Roffing770/
Rofin73385/
Rafim73149/
Refin73131/
Rafen7341/
Hrafn737/
Raufn736/
Raffenne71273/
Rafinova7159/
Raifienė711/
Rofina67313/
Raphin67100/
Rafeen6736/
Hrafyn6722/
Reufin6720/
Roifin6717/
Roofin6711/
Roufin679/
Reffen674/
Rafimk673/
Roffen672/
Reifin672/
Rafuun671/
Raffem671/
Raifim671/
Raafen671/
Rofing671/
Raufim671/
Rafaen671/
Rofien670/

Raffin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raffin in the Oriya language
ରଫିନraphina-
Raffin in the Russian language
Раффинraffin-

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