Rafaee Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Rafaee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 156 | 1:492,196 | 29,384 |
| Malaysia | 85 | 1:346,991 | 18,513 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Rafaee (32) may also be a first name.
Rafaee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafaee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafaee is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafaee? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rafaee is the 1,011,991st most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rafaee live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rafaee is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 32 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 492,196. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 34 percent live, South Khorasan Province, where 29 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 23 percent live. Beside Iran it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 34 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafa'ee | 92 | 3 | / |
| Rafaeeh | 92 | 2 | / |
| Rafaeez | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafae | 91 | 161 | / |
| Rafiee | 83 | 79,545 | / |
| Refaee | 83 | 3,452 | / |
| Rafaie | 83 | 519 | / |
| Rafaei | 83 | 472 | / |
| Rafeeh | 83 | 277 | / |
| Rafeej | 83 | 112 | / |
| Rafeie | 83 | 51 | / |
| Raffae | 83 | 35 | / |
| Rafeei | 83 | 35 | / |
| Rofaee | 83 | 9 | / |
| Rafaey | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rahfee | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rafa'e | 83 | 4 | / |
| Rafyee | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rafeey | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rafeee | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rafaes | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rafaye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rafaje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafaae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Reafae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafeae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafe'e | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafeeea | 77 | 101 | / |
| Rafouee | 77 | 63 | / |
| Raffiee | 77 | 35 | / |
| Reffaee | 77 | 9 | / |
| Rofa'ee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Raffeie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rafieei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Raffaie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rafa'ei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Raphaee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafa'es | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafa'ie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Refaeey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Refaaee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raafaie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafaaie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raffaei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raffaez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafiiee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Refaeie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafeehj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafhaei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafeu | 73 | 26 | / |
| Rofae | 73 | 14 | / |
| Rafaê | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafie'ee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafeieie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rassfaei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafiei | 67 | 10,736 | / |
| Refaey | 67 | 8,564 | / |
| Refaei | 67 | 5,013 | / |
| Rafahi | 67 | 2,721 | / |
| Refaae | 67 | 122 | / |
| Rafiey | 67 | 97 | / |
| Raphae | 67 | 68 | / |
| Rofiee | 67 | 34 | / |
| Rofaie | 67 | 21 | / |
| Refahe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Rafehi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Rafa'i | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rafieeyeh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rofa'e | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rafoie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rafeaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafeai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafauy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafoei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Radfoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafuje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofaei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofoee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raffoe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Rafaee
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