Rafa'i Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Rafa'i Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Rafa'i Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafa'i Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafa'i is found most in Malaysia. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Rafa'i click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafa'i? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafa'i reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia Rafa'i is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Singapore, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafa'ei | 92 | 2 | / |
| Rafa'ie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafahi | 83 | 2,721 | / |
| Rafaei | 83 | 472 | / |
| Refa'i | 83 | 23 | / |
| Rafa'e | 83 | 4 | / |
| Rafeai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rofa'i | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafahit | 77 | 172 | / |
| Roufa'i | 77 | 33 | / |
| Rafa'ee | 77 | 3 | / |
| Raffaei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafhaei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafahis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafa'es | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafaaie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafae | 73 | 161 | / |
| Rafaê | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouffa'i | 71 | 5 | / |
| Refaei | 67 | 5,013 | / |
| Rafaee | 67 | 251 | / |
| Refahi | 67 | 152 | / |
| Rafeei | 67 | 35 | / |
| Raffae | 67 | 35 | / |
| Rafehi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rafaey | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ravahi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rofa'e | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rafaes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rofahi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafeaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafeae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafoei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafe'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofaei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reafae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafaae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafauy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Rafa'i
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