Raffle Surname
Approximately 767 people bear this surname
Raffle Surname Definition:
= Raphael, q.v.
Raffle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 332 | 1:1,091,744 | 79,205 |
| England | 262 | 1:212,664 | 18,215 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 124 | 1:196,576 | 15,750 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78 | 1:643,829 | 42,510 |
The alternate forms: Räffle (62) & Rafflé (1) are calculated separately.
Raffle (58) may also be a first name.
Raffle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Raphael, q.v.
(English) Descendant of Raphael (God has healed).
Raffle Demographics
Raffle Political Affiliation
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Raffle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raffle Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raffle is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Räffle or Rafflé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raffle? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 444,963rd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Raffle reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Raffle is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 58 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 1,091,744. In The United States Raffle is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 38 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Ohio, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Raffle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Raffle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 426 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Raffle Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Raffle surname are 5.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.62% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Raffle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 337.59% more than the national average, earning R 1,039,870 per year; in United States they earn 13.68% less than the national average, earning $37,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.55% less than the national average, earning $39,471 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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