Raxter Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

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

Raxter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raxter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4991:726,37157,071
England481:1,160,79354,689
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Raxter Last Name Facts

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

Raxter is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raxter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 572,911th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 13,250,083 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Raxter live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 499 people, or 1 in 726,371. In The United States Raxter is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 38 percent reside, South Carolina, where 11 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Raxter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raxter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raxter last name increased 1,160 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raxter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raxter last name are 24.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.33% registered to vote for the party.

Raxter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning $38,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raxster9240/
Raster83762/
Rexter83195/
Razter831/
Racster77135/
Ragster77104/
Rajšter7797/
Rastier7797/
Reaster7786/
Rastert7747/
Rachter7716/
Rayster779/
Rauster778/
Rajster776/
Raister772/
Hraster771/
Rashter771/
Raszter771/
Rastter770/
Rajštetr717/
Raschter712/
Raistere711/
Rackster710/
Roster67799/
Rakste676/
Rastre673/
Roxtie670/

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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 Raxter
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