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Where Does The Last Name Rafa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Rafa (Arabic: رأفا, Bengali: রফা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺍﻓﻊ, Hindi: राफा, Russian: Рафа) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Rafá. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Rafa is the 24,563^rd most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 331,508 people. The last name Rafa occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Rafa are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rafa is also the 24,257^th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 35,887 people.

This last name is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is held by 10,724 people, or 1 in 14,860. Other than Bangladesh it occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 12 percent are found and Angola, where 7 percent are found.

Rafa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Rafa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rafa last name grew 19,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rafa last name is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rafa surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Rafa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.44% less than the national average, earning R 65,484 per year; in United States they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $44,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.55% less than the national average, earning $44,441 CAD per year.