Rafai Surname

54,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Rafai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4,1131:9,3931,622
Morocco2,4201:14,2462,105
France4401:150,96123,407
Serbia3721:19,2072,213
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Indonesia2251:587,77446,897
Romania2041:98,42111,212
India1911:4,016,049108,912
Nigeria1651:1,073,59244,679
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Spain1341:348,89620,016
Hungary1251:78,5307,915
Pakistan1031:1,734,40717,708
Malaysia671:440,21222,576
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Iran401:1,919,56369,574
Niger231:834,43619,133
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Rafaï (18) are calculated separately.

Rafai (1,130) may also be a first name.

Rafai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafai (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻴﻊ, Hindi: राफै, Marathi: रफाई) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Rafaï. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 54,676th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 782,849 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Rafai are found; 72 percent are found in North Africa and 70 percent are found in Mahgreb. Rafai is also the 236,919th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 1,130 people.

Rafai is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 4,113 people, or 1 in 9,393. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: El Taref Province, where 31 percent are found, Biskra Province, where 11 percent are found and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 8 percent are found. Beside Algeria this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 26 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Rafai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rafai surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Rafai earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 44.03% less than the national average, earning 193,718 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.09% less than the national average, earning $34,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning $30,783 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafaï9318/
Raffai911,385/
Rafaie91519/
Rafaai9164/
Rafaii9140/
Raufai9115/
Rafayi919/
Rafait916/
Rafaij914/
Rafaiu914/
Rafaia913/
Raifai913/
Rafaji912/
Rafaiz912/
Rafaid912/
Rafais911/
Rayfai911/
Ratfai911/
Radfai911/
Rafhai911/
Rafi89191,869/
Rafa8921,983/
Rafaisz8356/
Rafaiee8312/
Rafaiah838/
Rahfaih836/
Raffait834/
Raufaia834/
Rafa'ai833/
Rafa'ei832/
Rashfai832/
Rafahia832/
Rafaias832/
Raffaie832/
Rafaish831/
Raffayi831/
Rachfai831/
Raafaie831/
Rafa'ie831/
Rafaaie831/
Rafahai831/
Rafai'i831/
Rafat8037,434/
Refai8027,109/
Rafie8018,577/
Raffa809,623/
Rafid809,261/
Raufi808,372/
Rafii806,123/
Raffi805,156/
Rafea803,604/
Rafei802,922/
Rafaa802,599/
Rafay802,183/
Rafaj801,131/
Rafih801,046/
Rafiy801,031/
Rafah801,031/
Raafi80741/
Rofai80423/
Rafit80319/
Rafiz80289/
Rafio80265/
Rafhi80260/
Raifi80232/
Rafis80227/
Raafa80217/
Rafui80179/
Rafas80174/
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Rahfi80157/
Raifa80110/
Rafaz8096/
Rafad8090/
Rafoi8069/
Rafau8053/
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Rafoa8019/
Rafha8019/
Rasfa8018/
Rafač8011/
Rafip8010/
Rafyi8010/
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Raefi806/
Rhafi806/
Rawfa805/
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Reafi804/
Rapfi803/
Rawfi803/
Razfi803/
Rafap802/
Ravfi802/
Rayfi802/
Rhafa802/
Radfi802/
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Rayfa801/
Raefa801/
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Rafaå801/
Rapfa801/
Rafiğ801/
Rafaiová7714/
Rafaiova775/
Raafat7382,602/
Refaie7310,190/
Rafaat7310,030/
Roufai737,643/
Raphai733,199/
Raffat732,314/
Rafiya732,237/
Refaai731,594/
Refaiy731,508/
Raafit731,282/
Ra'fat731,258/
Reffai73767/
Raffay73681/
Raffie73583/
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Rafeie7351/
Rátfai7347/
Raffei7341/
Rafhay7337/
Raffae7335/
Rafija7332/
Raffid7332/
Rofais7328/
Rahufa7327/
Rafhat7327/
Raiffi7326/
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Rofaie7321/
Raafie7320/
Rotfai7319/
Rafaah7318/
Raiffa7317/
Rafaut7317/
Rafaud7317/
Rafidh7316/
Raffih7316/
Rhadfi7314/
Rafeii7313/
Rafach7313/
Raifat7313/
Raafay7312/
Raifah7311/
Raufie7311/
Reafat7310/
Raifad7310/
Raufah739/
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Rafatt737/
Rafajj737/
Rafass737/
Refayi736/
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Rasfat735/
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Rafeiu734/
Raufau734/
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Raffaiova714/
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Rofi675,480/
Rafy672,186/
Refa671,267/
Rofa67978/
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Raffaut67469/
Réfi67368/
Raufast67251/
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Raphaih6710/
Raffish679/
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Ravaiah678/
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Raffeis678/
Raffass676/
Raphaiu676/
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Rouffai675/
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Raffiya674/
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Raphait673/
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Raafiya672/
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Rafí672/
Raafith672/
Roufaii672/
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Roufaji672/
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Rafahaa671/
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Rafeath671/
Raffatt671/
Rafhiya671/
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Ravfast671/
Rassfid671/
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Raffitt670/
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Rafai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafai in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻴﻊalrfy-
Rafai in the Marathi language
रफाईrapha'i90.32
रफईrapha'i9.68
Rafai in the Hindi language
राफैraphai42.86
रफईrapha'i19.05
रफैraphai14.29
रफाईrapha'i14.29
रफाीraphai9.52

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