Raphalen Surname

361,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Raphalen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raphalen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9941:66,8249,226
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Raphalen Last Name Facts

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

Raphalen occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raphalen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raphalen is the 361,698th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,287,546 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Raphalen reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Raphalen is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 994 people, or 1 in 66,824. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 75 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 7 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 6 percent reside. Apart from France it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 0 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 0 percent reside.

Raphalen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raphalen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raphalen surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raphaleng942/
Rapalienė82262/
Rapalin8080/
Rapelen8020/
Rafalen801/
Rapalín801/
Rafalent7567/
Rafalend7520/
Rapalina758/
Raspalyn751/
Raspalin751/
Rapolienė7125/
Rachpalem7115/
Rafalin6728/
Rapelin677/
Raupelienė676/
Rafolen671/
Rappelin6330/
Raspolyn635/
Rafaelin634/
Raspolin633/
Raffelen631/
Ropolienė595/
Repelin5399/
Ropelin538/
Refalin534/
Rafelin532/
Rofalin531/
Reppelin50170/
Rofalina5011/
Rapolina501/

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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
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  • 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 Raphalen
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