The Rabe surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,472 people carried this name — #7,450 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 65,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,315 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 425 people named Rabe live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 221 people named Rabe.
32 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Côtes-d’Armor.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
108 people named Rabe have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 158 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
102 people named Rabe live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
250 people named Rabe is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Rabe in American newspapers,
1862–1941.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 40,131 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Rabe,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gustaf Reinhold Rabe 1813–1870 · latinist -
Alida Kristina Rabe 1825–1870 · painter -
Eduard Rabe 1844–1920 · politician -
Pehr Rabe 1858–1929 · politician -
Gustaf Rabe 1872–1937 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 213 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rabe.
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