Rafner Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Rafner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Israel141:611,26042,949
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England11:55,718,059489,080

Rafner (22) may also be a first name.

Rafner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafner occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,828,462nd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Rafner are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rafner is also the 2,301,746th most common first name globally. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 46 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found and Virginia, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 14 percent are found and Norway, where 7 percent are found.

Rafner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rafner surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Rafner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.4% more than the national average, earning 461,656 kr per year and in United States they earn 83.53% more than the national average, earning $79,191 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffner92252/
Raufner920/
Reafner920/
Rauffner861/
Rofner83562/
Refner8373/
Reffner77867/
Roofner77167/
Reifner7766/
Rafenne7716/
Roffner7715/
Rafness772/
Rayfene771/
Reufner770/
Ruifner770/
Roufner770/
Rafni73372/
Rafna7358/
Raffenne71273/
Refenner7138/
Rafneesh711/
Rafnid671/
Reifnerová634/
Refnihr624/
Rafenna621/
Rafienna57369/
Raphenne5723/
Rofna553/
Rofni551/
Roufna502/
Roffna501/

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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 Rafner
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