Abu Rafa Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Abu Rafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 114 | 1:75,067 | 9,160 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Abu Rafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Rafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abu Rafa is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Rafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abu Rafa is the 1,701,480th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Rafa reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
This last name is most widespread in Israel, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 75,067. In Israel Abu Rafa is most prevalent in: Northern District, where 76 percent reside and Southern District, where 24 percent reside. Not including Israel this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Rafea | 94 | 1 | / |
| Abu Rafas | 94 | 1 | / |
| Abu Raafat | 89 | 305 | / |
| Abu Raffas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abu Rafi | 88 | 21 | / |
| Abu Refa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abu Refai | 82 | 122 | / |
| Abu Rafie | 82 | 63 | / |
| Abu Rafee | 82 | 4 | / |
| Abu Rafeh | 82 | 4 | / |
| Abou Refa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Abou Rafe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Abu Raffi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Rafey | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abou Rafie | 78 | 64 | / |
| Abou Rafeh | 78 | 43 | / |
| Abou Rafee | 78 | 5 | / |
| Abou Rafih | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Rofe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Rafoush | 74 | 1 | / |
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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 Abu Rafa
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