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

Raves (Hindi: रवेश) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Ravés. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raves is the 702,422nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 17,392,711 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Raves live; 24 percent live in South Asia and 22 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Raves is also the 588,797th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 232 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 7,748,135. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 40 percent reside, Haryana, where 31 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 11 percent reside. Not including India Raves occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Raves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raves has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 419 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raves last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.42% registered to vote for the 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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