Rafailova Surname

370,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Rafailova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafailova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria3991:17,4911,656
Russia3821:377,28536,833
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Azerbaijan461:209,7645,462
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Rafailová (5) are calculated separately.

Rafailova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafailova (Russian: Рафаилова) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Rafailová. Click here for further potential spellings of Rafailova.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafailova? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rafailova is the 370,091st most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,505,197 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Rafailova live; 41 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 40 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 17,491. In Bulgaria Rafailova is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 21 percent reside, Varna Province, where 12 percent reside and Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Rafailova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rafailova last name is primarily Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rafailova surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% being registered with the political party.

Rafailova earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning $47,502 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rafailova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafailova in the Russian language
Рафаиловаrafailova-

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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
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