Raftus Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Raftus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raftus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada851:433,47837,831
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Raftus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raftus is found most frequently in Canada. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raftus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Raftus are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 433,478. In Canada Raftus is primarily concentrated in: Nova Scotia, where 56 percent are found, Ontario, where 21 percent are found and New Brunswick, where 13 percent are found. Barring Canada Raftus is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

Raftus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raftus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raftus surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raftus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Raftus last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Raftus last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Raftus earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.01% more than the national average, earning $82,481 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raftu9142/
Raftos8361/
Raftou833/
Ravtu73114/
Rawtu7313/
Rabtu734/
Rawthu6735/
Ravthu6722/
Rabtou674/
Robtus670/
Rofthouse670/
Rauvthu623/
Rowtu55954/
Rovtu553/
Rowthu502,052/
Rovthu5015/
Rowttu507/

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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 Raftus
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