Raoul Surname
Approximately 15,445 people bear this surname
Raoul Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 8,954 | 1:1,518 | 285 |
| France | 3,775 | 1:17,595 | 1,944 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| United States | 211 | 1:1,717,815 | 113,709 |
| India | 92 | 1:8,337,667 | 172,929 |
| Cameroon | 92 | 1:225,751 | 22,624 |
| Seychelles | 70 | 1:1,320 | 306 |
| Mauritius | 62 | 1:20,862 | 4,295 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Ivory Coast | 46 | 1:501,549 | 15,911 |
| Israel | 35 | 1:244,504 | 22,492 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Saint Lucia | 10 | 1:17,878 | 1,399 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Haiti | 7 | 1:1,526,272 | 14,436 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Raoul (83,059) may also be a first name.
Raoul Demographics
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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
Raoul Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raoul in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଉଳ | ra'ula | 87.5 |
| ରାଊଳ | ra'ula | 12.5 |
| Raoul in the Marathi language | ||
| राऊळ | ra'ula | 54.72 |
| रावूळ | ravula | 13.21 |
| रावुल | ravula | 9.43 |
| राउळ | ra'ula | 5.66 |
| रौल | raula | 3.77 |
| राऊल | ra'ula | 2.83 |
| राउल | ra'ula | 2.83 |
| रावूल | ravula | 1.89 |
| राहुल | rahula | 1.89 |
| राहूल | rahula | 0.94 |
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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
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- 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 Raoul
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