Raafi Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Raafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5891:224,53220,912
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
India141:54,790,384527,769
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Raafi (1,086) may also be a first name.

Raafi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Raafi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Raafi (Hindi: रअफी) is found most in Indonesia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 456,743rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,834,745 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Raafi live; 81 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Raafi is also the 242,240th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 1,086 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 589 people, or 1 in 224,532. In Indonesia Raafi is mostly found in: Central Java, where 46 percent live, West Java, where 26 percent live and Riau, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia Raafi exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Raafi Last Name Statistics demography

Raafi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $40,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raafit911,282/
Rahafi9152/
Raafie9120/
Raafih912/
Raafis911/
Rafi89191,869/
Raafith832/
Rahafij831/
Rafie8018,577/
Rafai809,309/
Rafid809,261/
Raufi808,372/
Rafii806,123/
Raffi805,156/
Rafei802,922/
Rafih801,046/
Rafiy801,031/
Rafit80319/
Rafiz80289/
Rafio80265/
Rafhi80260/
Raifi80232/
Rafis80227/
Raafa80217/
Rafui80179/
Rahfi80157/
Rafoi8069/
Rafij8042/
Raafe8022/
Rafip8010/
Rafyi8010/
Raefi806/
Rhafi806/
Reafi804/
Rapfi803/
Rawfi803/
Razfi803/
Ravfi802/
Rayfi802/
Radfi802/
Rasfi801/
Rafiğ801/
Raphai733,199/
Refaai731,594/
Raffai731,385/
Raffie73583/
Rafish73283/
Raffio73260/
Rafieh73233/
Raffii73216/
Hraifi73136/
Rafiey7397/
Raffit7369/
Rafaai7364/
Raffis7362/
Rahavi7357/
Raeffi7354/
Raffei7341/
Raffid7332/
Raiffi7326/
Raafet7319/
Rafidh7316/
Raffih7316/
Raufai7315/
Rhadfi7314/
Raafay7312/
Raufie7311/
Rafiea738/
Rafhid737/
Raafey736/
Rafait736/
Raafee735/
Rafaij734/
Rafois734/
Rafi'e734/
Reafie734/
Rafaia733/
Raafeh733/
Rashfi733/
Raifai733/
Rasfid733/
Rafeis732/
Rafaiz732/
Rafich732/
Rauffi732/
Raufui732/
Raufio732/
Raifis732/
Rafaid732/
Raf'ii732/
Rahfie732/
Rafais731/
Rafihe731/
Rafioj731/
Raufiy731/
Rayfai731/
Rafije731/
Raafaa731/
Reafio731/
Ratfai731/
Rhaffi731/
Radfai731/
Rafeid731/
Rafhai731/
Rafhie731/
Raffiy731/
Rafuis731/
Raafha731/
Reafit731/
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Raifid731/
Raifio731/
Rafffi731/
Rofaai731/
Raifie730/
Rafa6721,983/
Rafe675,805/
Rofi675,480/
Rafy672,186/
Refi67734/
Réfi67368/
Ráfi6794/
Rafaisz6756/
Raphais6732/
Rafieha6723/
Raiffie6714/
Rafieiy6711/
Raphaih6710/
Raffish679/
Raffeis678/
Rahfaih676/
Raffait674/
Raufaia674/
Raphaij674/
Rafj674/
Reefaai674/
Raphait673/
Rafa'ai673/
Rafa'ei672/
Rafí672/
Rashfai672/
Rahafuj671/
Rafaish671/
Rafispp671/
Raaffee671/
Raufich671/
Rafá671/
Raifeis671/
Rassfid671/
Ratphai671/
Raaipha671/
Rachfai671/
Raffiey671/
Räfi671/
Rófi671/
Röfi671/
Ra'afet671/
Rhaffio671/
Rasfhid671/
Rashfid671/
Rafa'ie671/
Rafaaie671/
Rafahai671/
Raffieh671/
Raffitt670/
Raufeis670/

Raafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raafi in the Hindi language
रअफीra'aphi-

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