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Where Does The Last Name Rafter Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Rafter has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafter? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 96,512^th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,479,104 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Rafter are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rafter is also the 1,162,016^th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 70 people.

Rafter is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,173 people, or 1 in 166,801. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Rafter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Rafter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 327 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 222 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 310 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rafter Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rafter surname are 14.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.52% registered to vote for 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.