Raften Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Raften Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raften Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Raftén (4) are calculated separately.

Raften Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raften occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Raftén. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raften? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Raften reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 30 percent live, Washington, where 30 percent live and Oregon, where 15 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Raften Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raften has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raften Last Name Statistics demography

Raften earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.59% more than the national average, earning $55,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raftén944/
Rabten83341/
Raftin836/
Rafthn834/
Reften831/
Rafting7768/
Raftina771/
Rawthen771/
Rafteem771/
Rabteen771/
Rowten6743/
Rabtin673/
Roftin671/
Rewten670/
Rovten670/
Rowthen6230/
Räfting6221/
Rawtina621/
Rowtin502/
Robtin502/

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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 Raften
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