Raafay Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Raafay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
Raafay (40) may also be a first name.
Raafay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raafay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raafay is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Raafay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raafay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Raafay is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Raafay is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Raafay reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 40 people.
The surname Raafay is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,520,555. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 57 percent reside, Sindh, where 29 percent reside and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 14 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 42 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 Raafay
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