Rafflin Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Rafflin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafflin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1651:402,56259,152
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Rafflin (13) may also be a first name.

Rafflin Last Name Facts

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

Rafflin is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafflin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,338,236th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Rafflin are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 402,562. In France Rafflin is most common in: Grand Est, where 53 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 8 percent reside. Outside of France this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffling93122/
Raflin9279/
Rafling8654/
Raflina8636/
Rafflyn861/
Räffling807/
Reafling805/
Raupflin801/
Reifflin801/
Raufling800/
Reflin7741/
Raflen7711/
Raflim772/
Roflin771/
Räfling7116/
Reiflin713/
Reuflin710/
Reafleng6751/
Reifling6749/
Rohfling6710/
Raphling674/
Refln671/
Rhofling670/
Reaflend670/
Rodflng571/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rafflin
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