Raf Surname
Approximately 3,384 people bear this surname
Raf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,402 | 1:127,421 | 3,670 |
| Egypt | 610 | 1:150,714 | 11,610 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| India | 188 | 1:4,080,135 | 109,968 |
| Indonesia | 140 | 1:944,637 | 69,875 |
| Malaysia | 93 | 1:317,142 | 17,217 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Iran | 53 | 1:1,448,727 | 58,350 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Raf (18,893) may also be a first name.
Raf Demographics
Average Male Raf Height
174.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rauf | 86 | 225,401 | / |
| Rafe | 86 | 5,805 | / |
| Raff | 86 | 5,010 | / |
| Raif | 86 | 4,640 | / |
| Raft | 86 | 2,424 | / |
| Raaf | 86 | 1,404 | / |
| Rawf | 86 | 772 | / |
| Rapf | 86 | 563 | / |
| Rahf | 86 | 488 | / |
| Rayf | 86 | 303 | / |
| Hraf | 86 | 274 | / |
| Rajf | 86 | 151 | / |
| Ravf | 86 | 74 | / |
| Radf | 86 | 30 | / |
| Reaf | 86 | 15 | / |
| Rasf | 86 | 11 | / |
| Rafs | 86 | 9 | / |
| Razf | 86 | 6 | / |
| Rafz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rafh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rzaf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rafp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rhaf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rafì | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rauff | 75 | 4,128 | / |
| Rahaf | 75 | 3,986 | / |
| Raaft | 75 | 2,365 | / |
| Rahuf | 75 | 1,130 | / |
| Raffe | 75 | 846 | / |
| Raaff | 75 | 591 | / |
| Raiff | 75 | 307 | / |
| Hraif | 75 | 242 | / |
| Raafs | 75 | 198 | / |
| Raife | 75 | 163 | / |
| Rafft | 75 | 134 | / |
| Rauuf | 75 | 105 | / |
| Raffs | 75 | 62 | / |
| Raaif | 75 | 33 | / |
| Raufe | 75 | 33 | / |
| Raafe | 75 | 22 | / |
| Reafs | 75 | 17 | / |
| Rauft | 75 | 12 | / |
| Raufh | 75 | 11 | / |
| Rhaif | 75 | 10 | / |
| Raufs | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rrauf | 75 | 8 | / |
| Rasfh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rashf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hrauf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rafhe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ra'ft | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rayfe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Raudf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Reafe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rathf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rhauf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rauyf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rautf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rauhf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raifz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Readf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reasf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raasf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rafht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rafff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rafsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ra'af | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raufz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rasfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reauf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raifh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raidf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rapfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raftt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rapfh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raufp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rawfe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Reaff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rav | 67 | 61,276 | / |
| Rab | 67 | 27,061 | / |
| Raw | 67 | 6,379 | / |
| Rof | 67 | 2,192 | / |
| Raiffe | 67 | 122 | / |
| Rahuff | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rahauf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rayffe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raufch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rathff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raafth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauvff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raffht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauffe | 67 | 0 | / |
Raf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raf in the Marathi language | ||
| रफ़ | rafa | - |
| Raf in the Hindi language | ||
| रफ | rapha | 98.31 |
| Raf in the Arabic language | ||
| عرّاف | raf | - |
| عراف | raf | - |
| رف | rf | - |
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Footnotes
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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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