Raf Surname

133,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Raf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,4021:127,4213,670
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
India1881:4,080,135109,968
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
Malaysia931:317,14217,217
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Iran531:1,448,72758,350
United States461:7,879,542351,394
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
France151:4,428,181244,602
England131:4,286,005132,302
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Raf (18,893) may also be a first name.

Raf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raf (Arabic: عرّاف, Hindi: रफ, Marathi: रफ़) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Raf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 133,232nd most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,153,530 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Raf live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 39,465th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 18,893 people.

The last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,402 people, or 1 in 127,421. In Pakistan Raf is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 94 percent are found, Sindh, where 3 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 2 percent are found. Besides Pakistan it occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 18 percent are found and Morocco, where 9 percent are found.

Raf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raf surname grew 354 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Raf are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Raf earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.84% less than the national average, earning $29,410 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rauf86225,401/
Rafe865,805/
Raff865,010/
Raif864,640/
Raft862,424/
Raaf861,404/
Rawf86772/
Rapf86563/
Rahf86488/
Rayf86303/
Hraf86274/
Rajf86151/
Ravf8674/
Radf8630/
Reaf8615/
Rasf8611/
Rafs869/
Razf866/
Rafz863/
Rafh863/
Rzaf863/
Rafp862/
Rhaf862/
Rafì861/
Rauff754,128/
Rahaf753,986/
Raaft752,365/
Rahuf751,130/
Raffe75846/
Raaff75591/
Raiff75307/
Hraif75242/
Raafs75198/
Raife75163/
Rafft75134/
Rauuf75105/
Raffs7562/
Raaif7533/
Raufe7533/
Raafe7522/
Reafs7517/
Rauft7512/
Raufh7511/
Rhaif7510/
Raufs759/
Rrauf758/
Rasfh757/
Rashf757/
Hrauf757/
Rafhe754/
Ra'ft754/
Rayfe753/
Raudf753/
Reafe753/
Rathf752/
Rhauf752/
Rauyf752/
Rautf751/
Rauhf751/
Raifz751/
Readf751/
Reasf751/
Raasf751/
Rafht751/
Rafff751/
Rafsh751/
Ra'af751/
Raufz751/
Rasfe751/
Reauf751/
Raifh751/
Raidf751/
Rapfe751/
Raftt751/
Rapfh751/
Raufp751/
Rawfe750/
Reaff750/
Rav6761,276/
Rab6727,061/
Raw676,379/
Rof672,192/
Raiffe67122/
Rahuff6710/
Rahauf676/
Rayffe672/
Raufch672/
Rathff672/
Raafth671/
Rafová671/
Rauvff671/
Rafova671/
Raffht671/
Rauffe670/

Raf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raf in the Marathi language
रफ़rafa-
Raf in the Hindi language
रफrapha98.31
Raf in the Arabic language
عرّافraf-
عرافraf-
رفrf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raf
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