Rafah Surname
Approximately 1,031 people bear this surname
Rafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 610 | 1:150,714 | 11,610 |
| Iran | 256 | 1:299,932 | 21,236 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Palestine | 6 | 1:758,142 | 14,544 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
The alternate forms: Rafáh (1) are calculated separately.
Rafah (4,477) may also be a first name.
Rafah Demographics
Average Rafah Salary in
United States
$26,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Rafah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafah in the Marathi language | ||
| रफह | raphaha | - |
| Rafah in the Arabic language | ||
| عرافه | rafh | - |
| رافعه | rafh | - |
| رافه | rafh | - |
| رفح | rfh | - |
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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 Rafah
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