Raskin Surname

62,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Raskin Surname Definition:

(Russian, Polish) Descendant, or son of Rashe, a pet form of Rachel (ewe).

Raskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3981:106,66811,703
Belgium1,6541:6,951919
Israel8291:10,3231,577
Russia7101:202,99022,304
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Germany1211:665,33451,734
France861:772,35794,336
Australia651:415,31833,226
England571:977,51048,999
India491:15,654,396253,566
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Luxembourg331:17,5923,875
Belarus301:316,70234,864
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark71:806,38843,211
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
China31:455,773,85521,925
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Raşkin (1) are calculated separately.

Raskin (291) may also be a first name.

Raskin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Russian, Polish) Descendant, or son of Rashe, a pet form of Rachel (ewe).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a female ancestor) Raske is a nickname for Rachel, and Raskin means “a descendant of Rachel.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Raskin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raskin (Arabic: راسكين, Hindi: रस्किन, Marathi: रसकीन, Russian: Раскин) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Raşkin. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raskin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raskin is the 62,665th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,147 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Raskin live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Raskin is also the 517,703rd most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 291 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,398 people, or 1 in 106,668. In The United States Raskin is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 25 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 21 percent live and Israel, where 10 percent live.

Raskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raskin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raskin last name rose 30,891 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raskin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Raskin are 38.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Raskin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 29.91% more than the national average, earning $56,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $59,283 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raşkin941/
Raskina92985/
Rashkin92716/
Raiskin92104/
Raskinn9231/
Raeskin9228/
Rayskin9228/
Rasskin9212/
Raszkin9212/
Rauskin9212/
Raskkin921/
Ratskin921/
Rashkina86297/
Raushkin8685/
Rashkind8656/
Rasskina8639/
Rayskina8620/
Raiskina862/
Raitskin861/
Raschkin861/
Roskin83615/
Reskin83186/
Razkin83182/
Raskyn83127/
Rasken8331/
Raushkina80107/
Raiskienė8078/
Rasquin771,607/
Reshkin77579/
Raskyna77130/
Roskind77129/
Roskina7765/
Reiskin7750/
Rashkyn7727/
Raskeen7719/
Roshkin7719/
Rashken7715/
Rotskin7710/
Raskynd779/
Radsken778/
Raschin777/
Rosskin776/
Razkina775/
Roszkin773/
Rayzkin773/
Reuskin771/
Rouskin771/
Roskinn771/
Roskn731/
Reiskind7157/
Roshkind7141/
Reushkin7133/
Rashkyna7124/
Rasquing7114/
Roshkina7111/
Rachkind7111/
Raushkyn7110/
Rasquina716/
Raiskyna714/
Hrashkyn713/
Rashchin713/
Ratchkin711/
Raichkin711/
Rothskin710/
Rosken67120/
Rösken6797/
Rezkin6769/
Rozkin6762/
Roskyn6749/
Raushkyna6713/
Resken677/
Razqin677/
Raskenova676/
Hrashkyna675/
Roskinova674/
Hrooshkin672/
D'Roskind671/
Roşkin671/
Reškin671/
Rasqun671/
Rauscn671/
Hratskeen671/

Raskin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raskin in the Marathi language
रसकीनrasakina58.33
कीनkina33.33
रसीकीनrasikina8.33
Raskin in the Hindi language
रस्किनraskina50
रास्किनraskina15
रासकीनrasakina15
रसकिनrasakina10
रसकीनrasakina5
रस्कीनraskina5
Raskin in the Russian language
Раскинraskin-
Raskin in the Arabic language
راسكينraskyn-

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