Rafson Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rafson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Rafson (88) may also be a first name.

Rafson Last Name Facts

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

Rafson is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rafson is the 2,635,433rd most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Rafson reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 88 people.

The surname Rafson is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States Rafson is mostly found in: Illinois, where 23 percent reside, Alaska, where 17 percent reside and Iowa, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Rafson Last Name Statistics demography

Rafson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafsoun921/
Raifson921/
Reafson920/
Rafshoon8625/
Rawson8317,969/
Rabson839,403/
Rafsan834,689/
Rafsun83991/
Ravson833/
Raiffeson802/
Rayfesson801/
Rafshan7724/
Rawshon779/
Raubson772/
Raphson771/
Ravshon771/
Raawson770/
Rawsson770/
Robson6783,713/
Rowson674,556/
Rawsan6719/
Ravsen679/
Rafzan675/
Ravsan675/
Rawsom674/
Rabsan673/
Róbson672/
Rabzon672/
Rofsen672/
Rawsen672/
Rabsun672/
Rofsan671/
Rafsam671/
Rabsán671/
Rafsanova671/
Rabsen671/

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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 Rafson
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