Rafae Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Rafae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 41 | 1:719,371 | 33,828 |
| Mauritania | 37 | 1:110,672 | 6,692 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
The alternate forms: Rafaê (1) are calculated separately.
Rafae (406) may also be a first name.
Rafae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafae Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafae (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺍﻓﻊ) occurs most in Malaysia. It may also occur as: Rafaê. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafae? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,369,340th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Rafae reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 427,982nd most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 406 people.
The last name Rafae is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 719,371. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 34 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 22 percent live and Penang, where 15 percent live. Excluding Malaysia Rafae is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafae Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafae in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﺍﻓﻊ | raf | 94.44 |
| ﺍﻟﺮﻓﺎﻉ | alrfa | 5.56 |
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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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- 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 Rafae
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