Rafadi Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rafadi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafadi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rafadi (36) may also be a first name.

Rafadi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafadi (Hindi: रफादी) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafadi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460,878th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Rafadi live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rafadi is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 36 people.

The surname Rafadi is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,464,262. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 59 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 30 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Not including South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 30 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.

Rafadi Last Name Statistics demography

Rafadi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.08% less than the national average, earning R 178,044 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffadi921/
Raffadie861/
Rafada83187/
Refadi8310/
Rofadi834/
Rafade834/
Rafedi831/
Raphadi77113/
Reffadi774/
Rafhade773/
Rafeddi772/
Roufadi771/
Rafhada771/
Rayfade771/
Raffade771/
Rhefadi771/
Rafeedie71274/
Rafeidhi711/
Raffedie711/
Rafeuddi711/
Rofada678/
Rofade676/
Rafedy672/
Raffeedie671/
Rachfaudy670/
Rofaida62210/
Rafeedy6215/
Rofayda628/
Rajfode624/
Raphady621/
Raphade621/
Roufada621/
Rafeida621/
Raffedy621/
Raphada620/
Raffede620/
Rosfader5729/
Roohfada5710/
Raphaday577/
Roufayda575/
Roufaida573/
Rouphadi571/
Roofaida571/
Refeedie571/
Raiphade571/
Raffeedy571/
Rahavaday53104/

Rafadi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafadi in the Hindi language
रफादीraphadi-

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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 Rafadi
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