Raves Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Raves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India991:7,748,135165,146
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Spain531:882,11434,832
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Ravés (4) are calculated separately.

Raves (232) may also be a first name.

Raves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raves (Hindi: रवेश) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Ravés. For other possible spellings of Raves click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raves? popularity and diffusion

Raves is the 702,422nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,392,711 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Raves are found; 24 percent are found in South Asia and 22 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Raves is also the 588,797th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 232 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 7,748,135. In India Raves is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 40 percent live, Haryana, where 31 percent live and Jharkhand, where 11 percent live. Other than India it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Raves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Raves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raves surname grew 419 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raves surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Raves earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.71% less than the national average, earning R 90,984 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.15% more than the national average, earning $23,189,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $47,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.04% more than the national average, earning $66,597 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ravés934/
Reaves9120,363/
Ravest91448/
Ravese91234/
Raeves91169/
Ravesh91119/
Ravets91118/
Raveis9138/
Raives9128/
Ravees9119/
Ravies912/
Ravejs911/
Raveus910/
Rave8911,450/
Raveyts8374/
Raveesh8363/
Rheaves8331/
Hravets838/
Reavies835/
Reavesd832/
Rajvesh831/
Reavees831/
Reavese831/
Raveits831/
Rayvees831/
Ravesch831/
Ravet804,601/
Rasve802,650/
Reves802,406/
Raver802,016/
Ravey801,035/
Ravis80882/
Ravez80840/
Rawes80801/
Raveh80623/
Rabes80326/
Ravee80206/
Ravea80202/
Ravie80197/
Roves80100/
Raave8094/
Raved8072/
Raveu8069/
Ravec8058/
Ravei8035/
Rayve8033/
Reave8024/
Ravej8018/
Réves8012/
Rajve8011/
Hrave809/
Rauve807/
Raive803/
Ravex803/
Ravge801/
Ravje801/
Ravée801/
Rhave801/
Raveydts7745/
Reeves73157,284/
Reavis737,777/
Revesh731,293/
Reavey731,067/
Reaver73986/
Rabets73884/
Ravish73534/
Reives73360/
Ravyts73241/
Rabess73219/
Reavie73217/
Raaver73197/
Ravieh73195/
Ravise73193/
Rabges73161/
Rouves73138/
Revees73126/
Ravech73126/
Ravetz7372/
Revies7362/
Reveus7350/
Raivet7349/
Ravays7347/
Roeves7345/
Rabeus7335/
Ravett7330/
Ravejh7327/
Raevis7325/
Rajvee7324/
Ravyst7321/
Raivis7320/
Rayver7320/
Rawesh7318/
Raveed7317/
Ravyse7316/
Raviez7316/
Ravais7316/
Révesz7316/
Hraver7315/
Revess7314/
Rampes7314/
Rasvet7313/
Rayvis7313/
Ruives7313/
Ravhed7312/
Rabese7310/
Reveas7310/
Reabes739/
Rabesh739/
Raveez739/
Rovets737/
Raavee737/
Rasvea737/
Rabees736/
Raiver736/
Reyves735/
Reveis735/
Rabies734/
Rhavee733/
Rhoves733/
Rauver733/
Rooves733/
Rovies732/
Reaved732/
Rashve732/
Reuves732/
Reavea732/
Raibes732/
Ravois732/
Raubes732/
Ravist732/
Rawees732/
Rajues731/
Rachve731/
Rzayve731/
Rovest731/
Rhavis731/
Rheves731/
Raveej731/
Raveit731/
Ravhec731/
Rasvee731/
Hravec731/
Raoues731/
Rabest731/
Raivee731/
Ravice731/
Ravecz731/
Raveiz731/
Rauvei731/
Rovesh731/
Rahvey731/
Rayvey731/
Rahave731/
Raabes731/
Rawesc731/
Rahvee731/
Raveer730/
Raveey730/
Rabe67128,182/
Ravi67113,073/
Rava6756,370/
Rawe673,432/
Rove67805/
Hrabets67382/
Ravy67368/
Raveggi67326/
Raveche67258/
Rassvet67187/
Ravijts67162/
Ravisse6754/
Raviche6742/
Rovesse6729/
Ravetch6725/
Ravé6721/
Reiveis6715/
Raivetz6713/
Hrđavec6712/
Raahave6711/
Reevess6710/
Rabeesh679/
Reeveas679/
Reavish679/
Reevees677/
Raybets675/
Rabeise675/
Raweesh675/
Roovesh674/
Rahawes674/
Ravoyts673/
Ravidsh673/
Ravijst672/
Hraiver672/
Ravaise671/
Rahavei671/
Raevish671/
Raibies671/
Raabesh671/
Reauveu671/
Ravajje671/
Ratveer671/
Raubets671/
Ranpesh671/
Ravéche671/
Hrabesh671/
Rajvher671/
Ravydts671/
Ravè671/
Rabetts671/
Roovess671/
Ravj671/
Ravaish671/
Rabhesh671/
Hrovets671/
Reavett670/
Ravisce670/
Ravoise670/
Reasvis670/
Rosveas670/

Raves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raves in the Hindi language
रवेशravesa62.07
रवेसravesa17.24
रावेसravesa17.24
रविसravisa3.45

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