Rafaan Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Rafaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rafaan (34) may also be a first name.
Rafaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafaan (Marathi: राफान) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafaan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Rafaan is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Rafaan reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rafaan is also the 1,775,424th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 34 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan Rafaan is primarily found in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Excluding Pakistan Rafaan occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafaan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafaan in the Marathi language | ||
| राफान | raphana | 50 |
| रफअन | rapha'ana | 50 |
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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 Rafaan
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