Ar-Rafi Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Ar-Rafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ar-Rafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Ar-Rafi (21) may also be a first name.

Ar-Rafi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ar-Rafi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ar-Rafi is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ar-Rafi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 661,581st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ar-Rafi live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.

It is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Other than Bangladesh this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent reside and Morocco, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Ar-Rafi
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