Rawkin Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Rawkin Surname Definition:

A form of Ralph (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -kin.

Rawkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rawkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A form of Ralph (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -kin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rawkin Last Name Facts

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

Rawkin has its highest incidence in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rawkin.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawkin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Rawkin is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Rawkin are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 60 percent reside, Oxfordshire, where 20 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside. Aside from England it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Honduras, where 10 percent reside.

Rawkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rawkin has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rawkin surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ravkin83261/
Rafkin83182/
Rowkin836/
Ravkina77265/
Rafkind7780/
Ravkind7759/
Rafking773/
Rafkina772/
Rawkeng771/
Ravkink771/
Raffkind7134/
Ravkienė712/
Rzhavkin711/
Robkin67293/
Rovkin67282/
Refkin6769/
Rabkyn6732/
Ravkyn6722/
Rõbkin678/
Röbkin674/
Rafknd671/
Ravkim671/
Rovkina62338/
Reffkin6263/
Ravkyna6217/
Rofkind628/
Hrafkyn627/
Hrabkyn626/
Hrofkin624/
Rafquin621/
Rawchen621/
Rovkind621/
Rewcken621/
Reifkind5720/
Hrafkyna5711/
Röbken5032/
Rovkyn5017/
Robkyn509/
Revkyn506/
Refken500/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rawkin
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