Raffoul Surname

169,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Dominica

Raffoul Surname User-submission:

The Rafool surname is a variant of Raffoul. It is of Lebanese origin.

Raffoul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1,5181:3,713690
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Canada1741:211,75620,505
Syria1261:153,1833,739
Mexico911:1,364,02415,454
Australia721:374,94030,993
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
Dominica421:1,807302
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
France381:1,747,966156,445
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
England121:4,643,172139,951
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Raffoul (201) may also be a first name.

Raffoul Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Rafool surname is a variant of Raffoul. It is of Lebanese origin.

- gjraf

Raffoul Last Name Facts

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

Raffoul (Arabic: رفول) occurs most in Lebanon. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Raffoul click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffoul? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 169,111th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,854,503 people. The last name Raffoul occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Raffoul live; 68 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Levant. Raffoul is also the 639,077th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 201 people.

The last name Raffoul is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is held by 1,518 people, or 1 in 3,713. In Lebanon it is mostly concentrated in: North Governorate, where 35 percent live, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 16 percent live and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 12 percent live. Not including Lebanon it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Raffoul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Maronite (81%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Raffoul last name are 2.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56% registered with the political party.

The amount Raffoul earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 34.84% more than the national average, earning $58,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $52,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafful92265/
Raffol9230/
Rafoul9229/
Raffolt8667/
Raffuel8611/
Raffold8611/
Raffule866/
Rhafoul864/
Raffull864/
Raffaul861/
Raifful861/
Raffole860/
Rafol834,103/
Raful831,203/
Raffault80492/
Rafolt77138/
Raiful77106/
Rafool7760/
Roffol7744/
Rafaul7726/
Raffal7720/
Rauful778/
Rafuel773/
Rayful773/
Rafull773/
Rafule773/
Rafoel772/
Rafuil771/
Rafold771/
Rajful771/
Rafoll771/
Rafeul771/
Raffael71530/
Raffalt71218/
Raffail7124/
Rafault7123/
Raffale7112/
Rafoujault7110/
Rafeuil712/
Rayfule712/
Raffald711/
Raufule711/
Raffeal711/
Raffiel711/
Rayfold711/
Raifuil711/
Raffeel711/
Rahaful711/
Rafajul711/
Rasfold710/
Rapfold710/
Ratfult710/
Raifuel710/
Radfull710/
Rayfull710/
Roffold710/
Rafal672,709/
Raffaldt67133/
Raffagli6772/
Raffaell6732/
Roful6714/
Raffeale677/
Rofol673/
Raheeful673/
Raffalle673/
Raffayel672/
Rafúl671/
Raphfuld670/

Raffoul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raffoul in the Arabic language
رفولrfwl-

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