El-Rafey Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

El-Rafey Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El-Rafey Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

El-Rafey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Rafey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El-Rafey occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Rafey? popularity and diffusion

El-Rafey is the 10,311,814th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of El-Rafey live; 33 percent live in North Africa and 33 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname El-Rafey is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 91,935,754. Apart from Egypt it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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El-Reafey941/
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El-Rafei88312/
El Rafey8812/
El Rafeey824/
El-Rafaie824/
El Rafehy823/
El-Rafaay821/
El-Refy805/
El-Rafi801/
El Rafe801/
El Rafie75561/
El Rafei75529/
El Rafee75122/
El-Rafih7512/
El-Refay756/
El-Reefy754/
El Raafy752/
El-Rafai752/
El Rafeid71792/
El-Refaie71768/
El-Refaiy719/
El-Refaay719/
El-Refa'y714/
El Raffie714/
El Rhadfy714/
El-Raifai711/
El Rafi67275/
El Refy67215/
El Rafa67126/
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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 El-Rafey
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