Rafter Surname
Approximately 4,927 people bear this surname
Rafter Surname Definition:
Ó Reachtabhair A small sept of Co.
Kilkenny. The form Raftiss is due to the local pronunciation of slender R in the now extinct south Leinster dialect of Irish. Rafter is an occasional variant of Raftery in Co. Mayo. SIF 128
Rafter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,173 | 1:166,801 | 16,922 |
| Ireland | 1,147 | 1:4,105 | 701 |
| Australia | 537 | 1:50,271 | 6,260 |
| England | 537 | 1:103,758 | 10,896 |
| Canada | 372 | 1:99,047 | 10,758 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 517 | 1:8,568 | 1,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 173 | 1:140,898 | 12,691 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 664 | 1:75,631 | 8,043 |
Rafter (70) may also be a first name.
Rafter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Reachtabhair A small sept of Co.
Kilkenny. The form Raftiss is due to the local pronunciation of slender R in the now extinct south Leinster dialect of Irish. Rafter is an occasional variant of Raftery in Co. Mayo. SIF 128
Ó Reachtabhair A small sept of Co.
Kilkenny. The form Raftiss is due to the local pronunciation of slender R in the now extinct south Leinster dialect of Irish. Rafter is an occasional variant of Raftery in Co. Mayo. SIF 128
A man who floats a raft of timber down a river?
Rafter Demographics
Average Male Rafter Height
176.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rafter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafter is most common in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rafter.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafter? popularity and diffusion
Rafter is the 96,512th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,479,104 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Rafter reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,162,016th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 70 people.
The last name Rafter is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,173 people, or 1 in 166,801. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.
Rafter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rafter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 327 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 222 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 310 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rafter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (90%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Rafter last name are 14.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.52% being registered with the political party.
The amount Rafter earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning 348,543 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.34% more than the national average, earning R 302,604 per year; in United States they earn 16.16% more than the national average, earning $50,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,771 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raffter | 92 | 0 | / |
| Rafte | 91 | 134 | / |
| Ratfther | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rawter | 83 | 24 | / |
| Raftes | 83 | 18 | / |
| Raftie | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ravter | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rafteh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Refter | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rofter | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raftey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafted | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rawther | 77 | 3,586 | / |
| Ravther | 77 | 40 | / |
| Rayvter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rawtier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ravte | 73 | 13,826 | / |
| Rafti | 73 | 922 | / |
| Rafta | 73 | 602 | / |
| Rawte | 73 | 288 | / |
| Rafty | 73 | 47 | / |
| Rabte | 73 | 6 | / |
| Raiwther | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rawthere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ravwther | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raftis | 67 | 1,023 | / |
| Raftaj | 67 | 121 | / |
| Rowter | 67 | 72 | / |
| Raffta | 67 | 71 | / |
| Raafty | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rafthi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Raftha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Raftio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raffty | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ravthe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rawthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reifte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raavte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rewter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Robter | 67 | 0 | / |
| Raftay | 67 | 0 | / |
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