Raftus Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Raftus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 85 | 1:433,478 | 37,831 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Raftus Demographics
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Raftus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raftus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raftus is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Raftus.
How Common Is The Last Name Raftus? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. It is predominantly 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.
This surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 433,478. In Canada it is most numerous in: Nova Scotia, where 56 percent are found, Ontario, where 21 percent are found and New Brunswick, where 13 percent are found. Not including Canada it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
Raftus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Raftus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raftus surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Raftus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Raftus surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Raftus surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the 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.
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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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