Rafaey Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Rafaey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafaey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rafaey Last Name Facts

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

Rafaey occurs most in Egypt. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafaey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Rafaey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Rafaey live; 57 percent live in North Africa and 57 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

It is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Excluding Egypt it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and Pakistan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rafaeyat861/
Refaey838,564/
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Reafae831/
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Rafauy831/
Rafieiy7711/
Rafa'ee773/
Rafaoue773/
Rafaeeh772/
Raffaie772/
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Raffaez771/
Raffaei771/
Rafaaie771/
Rafa'ie771/
Rafa'es771/
Refaeey771/
Refaaey771/
Raafaie771/
Raffiey771/
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Refae732,460/
Rafeu7326/
Rofae7314/
Rafoe731/
Rafaê731/
Rafasiya711/
Rafiee6779,545/
Rafiei6710,736/
Refaei675,013/
Refaee673,452/
Rafahi672,721/
Rafeeh67277/
Refaae67122/
Rafeej67112/
Raphae6768/
Rafeie6751/
Rafeei6735/
Rafaou6728/
Rofaie6721/
Refahe6716/
Rafehi6715/
Rofaee679/
Rafa'i678/
Refaeh675/
Rofa'e675/
Rahfee675/
Rafoie674/
Rafyee673/
Rafeee672/
Rafeaa672/
Rafeai672/
Raffoe671/
Rofaei671/
Rafe'e671/
Refaea671/
Rofaye671/
Rafuje671/
Rafowe671/
Rafoei671/
Rafaahiya671/
Reffae671/
Radfoe671/

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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 Rafaey
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