Railback Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Railback Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Railback Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Railback Last Name Facts

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

The last name Railback is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Railback.

How Common Is The Last Name Railback? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Railback are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Oklahoma, where 42 percent reside, Texas, where 25 percent reside and California, where 16 percent reside.

Railback Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Railback has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Railback last name grew 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Railback Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Railback last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Railback earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.26% less than the national average, earning $20,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raislback941/
Railbock880/
Raelback880/
Reiselback781/
Reitelback781/
Reulback751/
Ralbag71180/
Retelback7110/
Rauschelback701/
Rattlebag590/
Rahlbaugh590/
Rilvaag5315/

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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 Railback
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