Raffle Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greenland

Raffle Surname Definition:

= Raphael, q.v.

Raffle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:1,091,74479,205
England2621:212,66418,215
Canada521:708,56956,910
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Wales91:343,83718,086
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Raphael (God has healed).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Raffle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raffle has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Räffle or Rafflé. For other possible spellings of Raffle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raffle is the 444,963rd most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. It occurs predominantly 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 occurring first name internationally, borne by 58 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 1,091,744. In The United States Raffle is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 38 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Ohio, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Raffle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raffle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raffle last name increased 426 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raffle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raffle last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.62% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Räffle9462/
Rafflé941/
Raffler921,128/
Raffles92339/
Raffele9284/
Raffile9266/
Rafflee9211/
Raeffle922/
Raffley921/
Rafle91976/
Raufflet8677/
Raffeale867/
Raffelle862/
Raffille861/
Rafles83390/
Reffle83155/
Rafele83105/
Roffle8355/
Rafler8350/
Raffli8335/
Raflee8323/
Raflie839/
Rafile838/
Rafley834/
Raflei832/
Raffly831/
Raefle831/
Raffla831/
Raflez831/
Raffaelle8067/
Roffler77749/
Rafaile77534/
Rafayle7797/
Rauflet7788/
Rouffle7767/
Räffler7730/
Reafler7729/
Raffail7724/
Röffler7710/
Rafflis777/
Raflesz775/
Raifler772/
Rofflie771/
Rafille771/
Rhafles771/
Rafelle771/
Rasfler771/
Raffeal771/
Reffley770/
Roeffle770/
Raffaellee753/
Rafla733,611/
Rafli731,898/
Rafly73288/
Refle73184/
Räfle7320/
Raflé739/
Rofle733/
Raffelli71386/
Rafaelle71100/
Rafielle713/
Reiffler711/
Rouffley710/
Raffaelli679,542/
Rafeal671,206/
Rafail671,072/
Raflis67318/
Rhafli67136/
Raphle67125/
Rofler6725/
Röfler6716/
Rafayl6711/
Reifle6711/
Rafhel679/
Räfler679/
Rafeil678/
Roflee675/
Refleh675/
Refley674/
Rofles673/
Rhafaelle672/
Raflli672/
Rafuil671/
Refleu671/
Rouffelle671/
Raflia671/
Reflie671/
Rafeul671/
Reffli671/
Reflee671/
Rapfaelle671/
Raflys671/
Roffli671/
Reafla670/
Reufle670/

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