Rafft Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Rafft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Rafft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafft is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafft? popularity and diffusion

Rafft is the 1,544,715th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Rafft are found; 91 percent are found in North Africa and 91 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Besides Egypt this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.

Rafft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rafft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rafft surname increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafft Last Name Statistics demography

Rafft earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42% less than the national average, earning $25,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffht911/
Raff895,010/
Raft892,424/
Rauff804,128/
Raaft802,365/
Raffe80846/
Raaff80591/
Raiff80307/
Rafte80134/
Raffs8062/
Rafth8017/
Rauft8012/
Ra'ft804/
Raeft801/
Raftt801/
Rafff801/
Rafht801/
Reaff800/
Raf753,384/
Raiffe73122/
Roufft7310/
Rahuff7310/
Rayffe732/
Raifet732/
Rathff732/
Reafet731/
Raafth731/
Rauvff731/
Refftt731/
Rauffe730/
Rauf67225,401/
Roff677,689/
Rafe675,805/
Raif674,640/
Ravt674,449/
Raaf671,404/
Rawf67772/
Rapf67563/
Rahf67488/
Rawt67452/
Rayf67303/
Hraf67274/
Rabt67186/
Rajf67151/
Reft67134/
Roft6786/
Ravf6774/
Radf6730/
Reaf6715/
Ratv6712/
Rasf6711/
Rafs679/
Razf676/
Raffová674/
Rafh673/
Rzaf673/
Rafz673/
Rafp672/
Rhaf672/
Rauffff671/
Rafì671/
Raftova671/

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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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  • 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 Rafft
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