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 carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Raffín. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 71,664th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,058,006 people. This last name is mostly 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 prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 60 people.

The last name Raffin is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 4,533 people, or 1 in 14,653. In France Raffin is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 33 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent are found. Beside France this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent are found and Italy, where 8 percent are found.

Raffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raffin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Raffin last name grew 1,791 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raffin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Raffin are 7.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.67% registered with the political 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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