Rafnson Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Rafnson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafnson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England11:55,718,059489,080

Rafnson Last Name Facts

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

Rafnson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafnson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rafnson is the 1,612,213th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Rafnson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Rafnson live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States Rafnson is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 27 percent reside, California, where 26 percent reside and Mississippi, where 21 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Rafnson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rafnson surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rafnson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $42,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.17% less than the national average, earning $40,158 CAD per year.

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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 Rafnson
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