Rafaf Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Rafaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Lebanon891:63,3384,742
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rafaf (98) may also be a first name.

Rafaf Last Name Facts

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

Rafaf is found most frequently in Morocco. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Rafaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 940,398th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. Rafaf occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Rafaf are found; 66 percent are found in North Africa and 66 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 956,749th most common first name internationally, borne by 98 people.

The surname Rafaf is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Barring Morocco it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 32 percent reside and Tunisia, where 5 percent reside.

Rafaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Sunni (58%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rafaif911/
Raufaf911/
Raffauf83213/
Raffayf831/
Raufauf830/
Refaf805/
Rafab801/
Rafof801/
Rofaf801/
Rafaw801/
Reffaf73737/
Refaif73136/
Rafoof7326/
Rafouf736/
Rafova731/
Raffow731/
Rafoff731/
Raufova672,236/
Hrafova67185/
Raifova6771/
Rayfova673/
Rafahav671/
Reufauf670/
Rafow605/
Rafov603/
Rofof602/
Raufov552,287/
Hrafov55129/
Raifov5591/
Rayfov556/
Roffow553/
Refouf551/
Raphaib504/
Rouffof501/

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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 Rafaf
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