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 carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rafa'i.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafa'i? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Rafa'i is predominantly 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.
This surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Rafa'i is most common in: Selangor, where 100 percent live. Besides Malaysia Rafa'i is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Singapore, where 13 percent live.
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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