Rauw Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Rauw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5201:22,1093,450
Indonesia1171:1,130,33581,024
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rauw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rauw occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rauw? popularity and diffusion

Rauw is the 431,914th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,143,721 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Rauw are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 520 people, or 1 in 22,109. In Belgium Rauw is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 98 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Belgium this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Rauw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rauw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rauw last name expanded 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rauw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rauw surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rauw earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $50,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauwe89218/
Rauws89213/
Rauwt8911/
Rajuw898/
Raw866,379/
Ruw8621/
Rejauw80540/
Rayuwe801/
Rauf75225,401/
Raub754,487/
Rawe753,432/
Ruwe751,940/
Rouw751,752/
Rawf75772/
Rajw75201/
Rauv7545/
Rahw7525/
Rawh7514/
Reaw7511/
Ruuw759/
Raaw757/
Ruew754/
Rhaw754/
Raiw753/
Rawp752/
Ruwf752/
Rruw751/
Rguw751/
Ruws751/
Ravw751/
Rasw751/
Rzaw751/
Rzuw751/
Ruhw751/
Ruvw751/
Ruww751/
Rayw750/
Rauff674,128/
Rauph671,230/
Rahuf671,130/
Rajub67448/
Rauuf67105/
Raiwe6786/
Rawth6747/
Rouwe6739/
Rayuf6735/
Raufe6733/
Raiuf6721/
Rayub6718/
Rajuv6717/
Rayew6714/
Rahaw6714/
Rauft6712/
Raufh6711/
Raawe6711/
Rayow6710/
Raufs679/
Rachw678/
Rrauf678/
Rejaw678/
Rajow677/
Reaws677/
Rhawe677/
Rauef677/
Hrauf677/
Rahuv677/
Rahjw676/
Ravwt674/
Reyuw674/
Rajuf673/
Raudf673/
Rajaw672/
Rajiw672/
Rajwe672/
Rhauf672/
Rauyf672/
Rawtt671/
Raawt671/
Ruiwe671/
Rawss671/
Raufp671/
Rauhf671/
Rajew671/
Rayuv671/
Raufz671/
Rzahw671/
Rautf671/
Raywe671/
Reuwe671/
Rijaw671/
Rawch671/
Rauvt671/
Rauvh671/
Rautv671/
Rhuew671/
Rawef671/
Rawfe670/
Rushw670/
Raueb670/

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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 Rauw
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