Raffner Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Raffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1861:357,11153,432
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Raffner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raffner is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raffner is the 1,009,375th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Raffner are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 357,111. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Grand Est, where 64 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 12 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent reside. Outside of France this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Raffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raffner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raffner surname grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raffner surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Raffner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 728.33% more than the national average, earning R 1,968,430 per year and in United States they earn 73.35% more than the national average, earning $74,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauffner931/
Rafner92102/
Reffner86867/
Roffner8615/
Raufner860/
Reafner860/
Raffenne80273/
Rofner77562/
Refner7773/
Roofner71167/
Reifner7166/
Rafenne7116/
Rafness712/
Rayfene711/
Ruifner710/
Roufner710/
Reufner710/
Rafni67372/
Rafna6758/
Refenner6738/
Rafneesh671/
Roffna621/
Rafnid621/
Reifnerová594/
Refnihr574/
Rafenna571/
Roffnay570/
Rafienna53369/
Raphenne5323/
Rofna503/
Rofni501/

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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 Raffner
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