Raafe Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Raafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Raafe (16) may also be a first name.
Raafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raafe is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Raafe.
How Common Is The Last Name Raafe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Raafe is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Raafe live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name in the world, held by 16 people.
The surname Raafe is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan Raafe is most prevalent in: Balochistan, where 67 percent live, Sindh, where 25 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 8 percent live. Besides Pakistan it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.
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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 Raafe
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