Rafoss Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rafoss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafoss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2711:18,9752,395
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rafoss Last Name Facts

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

Rafoss occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafoss? popularity and diffusion

Rafoss is the 828,895th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. Rafoss is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Rafoss live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 271 people, or 1 in 18,975. In Norway Rafoss is mostly concentrated in: Southern Norway, where 68 percent are found, Western Norway, where 18 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 11 percent are found. Beside Norway this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Rafoss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rafoss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rafoss surname grew 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafoss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rafoss last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Rafoss earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning 352,947 kr per year; in United States they earn 33.34% less than the national average, earning $28,765 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.73% less than the national average, earning $42,365 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafos9156/
Raffos8315/
Rafass837/
Rafosh837/
Rofoss834/
Rafois834/
Rafo80447/
Raufuss778/
Raffass776/
Razfosh771/
Rahfuss770/
Raffo739,050/
Refos73315/
Rafus73207/
Rafas73174/
Rafoi7369/
Rafou7362/
Rafot7328/
Rafoo7326/
Rafoa7319/
Rafás7316/
Raifo737/
Raufo736/
Rafod734/
Rofos733/
Rafàs732/
Rafuo732/
Roufosse71649/
Rathfuss714/
Rauhfuss711/
Raffasse711/
Rothfoss711/
Rafuse672,617/
Refass67384/
Roufos67378/
Rauchfuss67334/
Raffas67285/
Rayfus6758/
Rafood6755/
Rafout6742/
Raufus6715/
Rayfod678/
Rafase677/
Rafoud677/
Raphos677/
Raiffo676/
Rafats674/
Radfod674/
Raifod674/
Raffou673/
Rafooz672/
Rauffo671/
Rafhod671/
Rafoce671/
Raushfuss671/
Ratfod671/
Raifou671/
Raafas671/
Raffoy671/
Raffus671/
Rafoux671/
Rouffosse671/
Rafuis671/
Hrafas671/
Rahfus670/
Reafus670/
Rafeus670/

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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 Rafoss
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