Rafaki Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Rafaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
India71:109,580,769786,157
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
France21:33,211,361423,184
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Rafaki (37) may also be a first name.

Rafaki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafaki (Hindi: रफकी, Marathi: रफकी) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafaki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 663,740th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,122,889 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Rafaki live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Mahgreb. Rafaki is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 37 people.

The last name Rafaki is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 84,294. Beside Morocco Rafaki occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Rafaki Last Name Statistics demography

Rafaki earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.58% less than the national average, earning R 55,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafaski9280/
Rafaiki921/
Raufaki921/
Rasfaki921/
Rasfaski8639/
Rafaiski867/
Rafascki866/
Rafaka8311/
Rafaky831/
Rafeki831/
Rafaqi831/
Rofaki831/
Rasfascki8018/
Rafajskis801/
Rafasky7724/
Rafahky7714/
Rofakhi775/
Rafouki774/
Rafaqit773/
Rafaqui771/
Reffaki771/
Rafachi771/
Rafaker771/
Rafaske771/
Raufhake7171/
Rafaique7127/
Rafasqui7126/
Roufakis7119/
Raphakiy7110/
Rafascky719/
Rasfasky715/
Raufakha715/
Rayfasky714/
Rafaquit712/
Rafaqait712/
Raffaqui711/
Raffekhi711/
Rafaqe6719/
Raphascki6716/
Raface671/
Raffaique671/
Rofeki671/

Rafaki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafaki in the Hindi language
रफकीraphaki-
Rafaki in the Marathi language
रफकीraphaki92.86
राफकीraphaki7.14

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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
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  • 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 Rafaki
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