Rafah Surname

353,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Rafah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Iran2561:299,93221,236
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India71:109,580,769786,157
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Palestine61:758,14214,544
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Rafáh (1) are calculated separately.

Rafah (4,477) may also be a first name.

Rafah Last Name Facts

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

Rafah (Arabic: عرافه, Marathi: रफह) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can be found as a variant: Rafáh. For other possible spellings of Rafah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 353,216th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,068,425 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Rafah reside; 60 percent reside in North Africa and 59 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Rafah is also the 102,897th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 4,477 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 610 people, or 1 in 150,714. Besides Egypt this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Rafah Last Name Statistics demography

Rafah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafáh931/
Raffah91531/
Rafaah9118/
Rafach9113/
Raifah9111/
Raufah919/
Rafaha914/
Rafadh912/
Rafahy911/
Rajfah911/
Rafhah911/
Rafa8921,983/
Rahfaih836/
Rafahaa831/
Rafahah831/
Rafaish831/
Rafasth831/
Rafathh831/
Rafatth831/
Rafeath831/
Rhaifah831/
Raffach831/
Rafahai831/
Rafahay831/
Rafat8037,434/
Raffa809,623/
Rafai809,309/
Rafea803,604/
Rafaa802,599/
Rafay802,183/
Rafaj801,131/
Ravah80708/
Rofah80403/
Raafa80217/
Rafas80174/
Raufa80165/
Refah80134/
Raifa80110/
Rafaz8096/
Rafad8090/
Rafau8053/
Rafoa8019/
Rafha8019/
Rasfa8018/
Rafaï8018/
Rafač8011/
Hrafa8010/
Rahfa806/
Rawfa805/
Razfa805/
Rafap802/
Rhafa802/
Ravfa801/
Rayfa801/
Raefa801/
Radfa801/
Rafaâ801/
Rafaå801/
Rapfa801/
Raufhash777/
Rafatsch777/
Hraifach771/
Raafat7382,602/
Rafaat7310,030/
Raffat732,314/
Roifah731,540/
Raffai731,385/
Ra'fat731,258/
Raffay73681/
Raffaa73411/
Refaih73396/
Rafeea73329/
Raffas73285/
Rafeat73225/
Raufat7396/
Raffaj7394/
Roufah7389/
Rashfa7379/
Rafaai7364/
Rafhay7337/
Rahufa7327/
Rafhat7327/
Raufea7326/
Raiffa7317/
Rafaut7317/
Rafaud7317/
Rofaah7316/
Raufai7315/
Raifat7313/
Raafay7312/
Reafat7310/
Raifad7310/
Ravaha738/
Rafiea738/
Rafatt737/
Rafajj737/
Rafosh737/
Rafass737/
Rafait736/
Rasfat735/
Rafaij734/
Rafats734/
Raufau734/
Raffad734/
Rafa'e734/
Raufaa733/
Rayfat733/
Raifai733/
Rajfat732/
Rafaiz732/
Rafaid732/
Raphah732/
Rafaay732/
Rafais731/
Rafayt731/
Rafgay731/
Rafhod731/
Radfha731/
Rawfat731/
Rasfaa731/
Rayfai731/
Raafaa731/
Rafaaz731/
Rahafa731/
Raufaï731/
Rauffa731/
Ratfai731/
Ratfat731/
Refaha731/
Raafas731/
Radfai731/
Rafeae731/
Raffaz731/
Raffač731/
Rafhai731/
Rafhaa731/
Raf'at731/
Rafpha731/
Raafha731/
Refeah731/
Razfat731/
Rafauy731/
Rafeaz731/
Rofash731/
Hrafas731/
Rafaahath711/
Refa671,267/
Rofa67978/
Raffaut67469/
Rafo67447/
Raufast67251/
Raffaud67227/
Ra'afat67154/
Raffeau6765/
Rafaisz6756/
Raifaud6748/
Rahapha6734/
Roiffah6727/
Rafieha6723/
Rafault6723/
Roufaih6710/
Raphaih6710/
Raffass676/
Hreifah675/
Raffait674/
Ra'faat674/
Raa'fat674/
Raafa't674/
Raafaat674/
Rahfoth673/
Rafa'ai673/
Rafa'ee673/
Ratfhod672/
Rafatcz672/
Raffaat672/
Rafhaat672/
Raphajh672/
Rafa'ei672/
Rashfai672/
Rafa'at672/
Raffatt671/
Rafá671/
Raiffat671/
Ravfast671/
Rauffea671/
Raaipha671/
Rachfai671/
Rachfat671/
Rofahei671/
Raufats671/
Razfosh671/
Raphaha671/
Rafa'ie671/
Rafaaie671/
Raffaus670/

Rafah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafah in the Marathi language
रफहraphaha-
Rafah in the Arabic language
عرافهrafh-
رافعهrafh-
رافهrafh-
رفحrfh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafah
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