Rafaba Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Rafaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065

Rafaba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rafaba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rafaba is found most in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Rafaba reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Rafaba is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 91 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Excluding South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 35 percent live.

Rafaba Last Name Statistics demography

Rafaba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.26% less than the national average, earning R 32,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafabat922/
Rafabi831/
Rafavad772/
Rafawai771/
Raufabi771/
Raphabha712/
Raphabhai6755/
Rafavi674/
Rafova671/
Rauphabhai6336/
Raufova622,236/
Hrafova62185/
Raifova6271/
Rayfova623/
Raphabi623/
Ravabeh621/
Rahuphabhai591/
Raphaibo571/
Raphaibhi531/
Rafowo506/
Rafová501/

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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 Rafaba
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