Rafaah Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Rafaah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Rafaah (247) may also be a first name.
Rafaah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafaah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafaah (Hindi: रफअह, Marathi: रफाह) occurs most in Afghanistan. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafaah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Rafaah live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rafaah is also the 567,531st most frequently held first name on earth, held by 247 people.
The last name is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 4,019,148. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Kabul, where 50 percent live, Balkh, where 25 percent live and Parwan, where 13 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafaah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafaah in the Hindi language | ||
| रफअह | rapha'aha | - |
| Rafaah in the Marathi language | ||
| रफाह | raphaha | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rafaah
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