Rafail Surname

342,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Greece

Rafail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Greece2811:39,4306,329
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
India821:9,354,456185,501
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Romania101:2,007,78754,092
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rafail (20,150) may also be a first name.

Rafail Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafail (Bengali: রাফাইল, Hindi: रफैल, Marathi: रफाईल, Oriya: ରାେଫଲ, Russian: Рафаил) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafail? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rafail is the 342,318th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,798,084 people. The surname Rafail occurs predominantly in Europe, where 31 percent of Rafail reside; 29 percent reside in North Africa and 28 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Rafail is also the 37,580th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 20,150 people.

This last name is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Outside of Egypt Rafail is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Rafail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rafail has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rafail last name increased 5,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafail Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Rafail last name are 1.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.1% registered with the party.

The amount Rafail earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.71% more than the national average, earning $44,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $50,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafaile92534/
Rafaiel9291/
Raffail9224/
Rafaill9217/
Raufail928/
Rafaail922/
Raefail921/
Raifail921/
Rafasil921/
Rafal912,709/
Rafaiell861/
Rafaiele861/
Rafaitel861/
Rafhaiel861/
Rafael83188,937/
Rofail831,298/
Rafeal831,206/
Rafiel8397/
Rafald8337/
Rafaul8326/
Raffal8320/
Rafalt8320/
Rafale8318/
Raifal8315/
Rafayl8311/
Rafile838/
Rafeil838/
Rafhal838/
Rafall837/
Rafaal836/
Rasfal834/
Rafaël834/
Raufal833/
Rayfal833/
Refail832/
Rafaił832/
Rajfal831/
Rafuil831/
Hrafal831/
Raafal831/
Rafahl830/
Rafailova80971/
Rafailová805/
Roufail77564/
Rofaiel77547/
Raffael77530/
Raffalt77218/
Rachfal77115/
Rafayal77108/
Rafayle7797/
Rafalle7783/
Raffile7766/
Rafhael7764/
Raphail7753/
Rafayel7746/
Rayfiel7735/
Rafaell7726/
Rafijal7724/
Rayfale7723/
Rafault7723/
Raffale7712/
Rafheal7711/
Rashfal779/
Raifale776/
Rafiyal774/
Rafaatl774/
Rasfale772/
Rafasel772/
Rapfael772/
Rafeuil772/
Rafatel772/
Rafajul771/
Rafeial771/
Raifuil771/
Rofaail771/
Rofaile771/
Raffiel771/
Raffeal771/
Raffaul771/
Rafille771/
Reafael771/
Raufael771/
Rhafael771/
Raafael771/
Rafaële771/
Raffald771/
Rrafael771/
Rafayilova754/
Rafle73976/
Refal7384/
Rofal7355/
Raffault71492/
Raffaldt71133/
Rachfahl71105/
Raffagli7172/
Rahfaldt7151/
Roufaiel7147/
Rachfall7135/
Raffaell7132/
Rafalova7113/
Raifiyal7111/
Raffeale717/
Rayfeild713/
Raffalle713/
Raffayel712/
Raffille711/
Rafhayel711/
Raifalle711/
Roufaail711/
Rafpheal711/
Rafallle711/
Rafayele711/
D'Rafael711/
Rapfhael711/
Raphaile711/
Raphaial711/
Raphasil711/
Rofael67995/
Raffle67767/
Rafeel67532/
Raphal67314/
Rafele67105/
Rafaylova6777/
Rafoul6729/
Rofall6727/
Roufal6711/
Hrefal6711/
Rafhel679/
Raffał678/
Reffal677/
Ráfael676/
Rosfal674/
Rafuel673/
Rouffaiel673/
Roffal672/
Rafoel672/
Rafoilova672/
Rafeul671/
Rahfealdt671/
Rafallova671/
Rafhilova671/
Rahval671/
Rowfal671/
Reyfal671/
Rofale671/
Roufaille671/
Refall671/
Readfeild670/

Rafail Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafail in the Bengali language
রাফাইলrapha'ila-
Rafail in the Hindi language
रफैलraphaila89.47
राफैलraphaila5.26
रफाईलrapha'ila3.51
Rafail in the Oriya language
ରାେଫଲraephala66.67
ରାଫାଇଲrapha'ila33.33
Rafail in the Marathi language
रफाईलrapha'ila38.81
राफाईलrapha'ila23.88
रफाइलrapha'ila16.42
रफैहलraphaihala5.97
रफैलraphaila5.97
रफाईळrapha'ila2.99
राफाइलrapha'ila2.99
राफैलraphaila2.99
Rafail in the Russian language
Рафаилrafail-

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