Raffour Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Raffour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raffour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1941:342,38551,549
Wales101:309,45316,869
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Monaco51:7,4131,114
England31:18,572,686338,250
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Raffour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raffour has its highest incidence in France. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Raffour.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffour? popularity and diffusion

Raffour is the 1,085,744th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name Raffour is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Raffour live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Raffour is most widespread in France, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 342,385. In France Raffour is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 53 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 14 percent are found. Besides France this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Raffour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raffour has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Raffour last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffourt9346/
Rhaffour931/
Rafour921,556/
Raffor9221/
Raffur9210/
Rhafour86291/
Rafford86212/
Raffort86186/
Rhaffor868/
Radfour861/
Rahfour861/
Raffoer861/
Raffaur861/
Raffuer860/
Rafor83103/
Rafur8387/
Raiffort8033/
Raifford801/
Raffar77640/
Refour77258/
Rajfur77249/
Reafor77116/
Raifur77103/
Raford7770/
Rafoor7716/
Radfor777/
Rayfor777/
Rgafur773/
Raifor772/
Raufur771/
Rawfor771/
Rafure771/
Rafort770/
Rafurt770/
Radford7138,820/
Rayford715,334/
Raiford713,029/
Raffier711,686/
Raffard711,299/
Ratford71349/
Raforth7155/
Raffart7145/
Raufort7120/
Rasford7113/
Rhaffar714/
Raifort713/
Reafort712/
Reaford712/
Rathfor712/
Radfort712/
Rapford712/
Razford711/
Ravford711/
Raphour711/
Raeffar711/
Rayfort711/
Ratfort710/
Rofford710/
Rashford672,772/
Rafar67907/
Rachford67542/
Rouffort67175/
Readford67113/
Radforth67111/
Refor6774/
Rofur6745/
Rathford6714/
Raidford675/
Rofor675/
Refur673/
Rauffier672/
Raphford671/
Raddford671/
Rauffard671/
Reyffort671/
Rossfour671/
Raysford671/
Raisford670/
Rassford670/
Rausford670/
Rachfort670/
Rashfort670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raffour
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