Raffke Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Raffke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raffke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Raffke Last Name Facts

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

Raffke is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Raffke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Raffke are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany Raffke is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 28 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Reffke83177/
Raffki834/
Raffka831/
Rafkey830/
Rafk8041/
Raafkes7726/
Raffque774/
Raffqie771/
Rafki73684/
Rafka73112/
Refke7393/
Rafky7351/
Röfke7326/
Rawke735/
Rafqe734/
Ravke733/
Rafık731/
Raufk731/
Raffq731/
Rofke730/
Rafque67201/
Reifke67122/
Reefke6759/
Rafkis6713/
Roefke6710/
Rajfek675/
Roffka674/
Raifqe673/
Rabcke673/
Rofker672/
Reffky671/
Rafkhi671/
Rafkha671/
Raufkk671/
Raifkh671/
Rajfki671/
Raifek671/
Rafqie671/
Rawcke670/

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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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  • 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 Raffke
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