Rafagh Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Niger

Rafagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Rafagh (58) may also be a first name.

Rafagh Last Name Facts

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

Rafagh is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafagh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Rafagh is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Rafagh are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rafagh is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 58 people.

The surname is most common in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran Rafagh is most common in: Fars Province, where 50 percent live and West Azerbaijan Province, where 50 percent live. Beside Iran this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafag912/
Rafakh832/
Rafatkh7718/
Rafaq731,419/
Rafac7396/
Rafak7360/
Refag732/
Rafax731/
Raffak67547/
Raifak67240/
Raffaq67211/
Rafaiq6742/
Rafaqt6739/
Rafaqe6719/
Rafaaq6716/
Rafeaq6710/
Rafask679/
Rafaik678/
Rafeak674/
Rafaqu673/
Raifaq672/
Rasfak671/
Rafayk671/
Raffax671/
Rafaic671/
Raafaq671/
Ratfaq671/
Rahfaq671/
Rayfac671/
Rafauk671/

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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 Rafagh
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