Raoul Surname

34,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Raoul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raoul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad8,9541:1,518285
France3,7751:17,5951,944
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
India921:8,337,667172,929
Cameroon921:225,75122,624
Seychelles701:1,320306
Mauritius621:20,8624,295
Canada611:604,02649,778
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Ivory Coast461:501,54915,911
Israel351:244,50422,492
Belgium241:479,02747,365
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Benin161:645,97538,126
England161:3,482,379114,324
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Saint Lucia101:17,8781,399
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Haiti71:1,526,27214,436
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Raoul (83,059) may also be a first name.

Raoul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raoul (Marathi: राऊळ, Oriya: ରାଉଳ) is found most in Chad. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raoul? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,319th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 471,839 people. The last name Raoul occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Raoul live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Chadic Africa. Raoul is also the 11,993rd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 83,059 people.

This surname is most widely held in Chad, where it is borne by 8,954 people, or 1 in 1,518. Not including Chad this surname exists in 73 countries. It is also found in France, where 24 percent live and Ethiopia, where 10 percent live.

Raoul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raoul has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raoul last name expanded 681 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raoul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Raoul last name is predominantly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Raoul surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.25% registered with the party.

The amount Raoul earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 37.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,644 per year; in United States they earn 6.16% less than the national average, earning $40,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.96% less than the national average, earning $36,287 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahoul91136/
Raoull9121/
Raould9119/
Raoule913/
Raouel911/
Reaoul911/
Raol89464/
Raijoul8315/
Rahoult8311/
Raoutel834/
Rahoule834/
Raoulle831/
Reaoule831/
Raiol805,898/
Rayol80851/
Rahol80843/
Rajol80267/
Raool80160/
Raual8091/
Raaul8089/
Raole8079/
Rojul8057/
Raoel8032/
Roual8026/
Raaol8011/
Royul805/
Raoil804/
Rauol803/
Roaul802/
Rooul801/
Roiul801/
Raold800/
Raijoule771/
Raouelle771/
Hrohul73393/
Raujol73286/
Rhoual73137/
Rahgol7377/
Raoyal7358/
Roujol7355/
Rohoul7334/
Rajiul7328/
Rauhul7316/
Rouhul7316/
Raotel7315/
Rajgol7311/
Raijul7310/
Roohul739/
Rouale739/
Rajjul738/
Rahuul736/
Rouail736/
Raoyel736/
Roualt735/
Rahual735/
Rauyal735/
Rayoll735/
Rajhul734/
Réault734/
Rojgul734/
Rouyel733/
Rajgul732/
Rouald732/
Hrahul732/
Raajol731/
Rauatl731/
Rauhal731/
Rojule731/
Raihol731/
Rajhol731/
Raoell731/
Rauule731/
Rieaul731/
Raaool731/
Ragiul731/
Rohult731/
Rohiul731/
Rojiul731/
Rauool731/
Raujel731/
Raooll731/
Raoosl731/
Raiyol731/
Raioll731/
Rouole730/
Rauale730/
Roould730/
Reahol730/
Raúl675,839/
Rahault67205/
Roal67110/
Raaholt67108/
Roualle6745/
Rohault6734/
Réhault6732/
Roujole6711/
Rauholt679/
Rouggel678/
Raijaul675/
Răul674/
Raül672/
Rouusel672/
Rajgoll671/
Rajiulh671/
Rauhale671/
Raojole671/
Rasoyal671/
Rojoule671/
Rául671/
Rouhyel671/
Hrouale671/
Rauolle670/

Raoul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raoul in the Oriya language
ରାଉଳra'ula87.5
ରାଊଳra'ula12.5
Raoul in the Marathi language
राऊळra'ula54.72
रावूळravula13.21
रावुलravula9.43
राउळra'ula5.66
रौलraula3.77
राऊलra'ula2.83
राउलra'ula2.83
रावूलravula1.89
राहुलrahula1.89
राहूलrahula0.94

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raoul
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