Rawls Surname

35,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rawls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rawls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,9641:24,2223,063
France351:1,897,792163,564
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Guam11:160,1214,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1231:23,6552,950

Rawls (77) may also be a first name.

Rawls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rawls occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawls? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rawls is the 35,068th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 483,163 people. The last name Rawls occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Rawls live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,100,117th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 77 people.

Rawls is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14,964 people, or 1 in 24,222. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Rawls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rawls has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 705 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rawls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rawls surname are 4.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.32% registered with the party.

The amount Rawls earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.74% less than the national average, earning $38,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $55,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rawles912,203/
Rawlls912/
Rawlse911/
Rawless830/
Rowls80303/
Rawlx801/
Rabls801/
Rewls800/
Rowles738,227/
Rowels7353/
Rowlls7346/
Rables7311/
Rabels737/
Rewles733/
Ravlse731/
Ravles731/
Rewels731/
Rowlse731/
Rowells67126/
Reables6752/
Rowless674/
Reavels671/
Rowelsh671/
Rowiels670/
Rowwles670/

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Rawls Reference & Research

Ralls-Rawls DNA Proj FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Ralls-Rawls DNA Proj FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rawls
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis