Rafales Surname
Approximately 2,388 people bear this surname
Rafales Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,011 | 1:50,342 | 8,271 |
| Spain | 333 | 1:140,397 | 10,531 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Ráfales (7) & Ràfales (1) are calculated separately.
Rafales Demographics
Average Rafales Salary in
United States
$38,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rafales Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafales Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafales (Russian: Рафалес) is found most in The Philippines. It may also occur as: Ráfales or Ràfales. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafales? popularity and diffusion
It is the 178,787th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,051,736 people. The surname Rafales occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Rafales are found; 84 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname Rafales is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,011 people, or 1 in 50,342. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 35 percent live, Central Visayas, where 27 percent live and National Capital Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Philippines Rafales exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.
Rafales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rafales has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rafales Last Name Statistics demography
Rafales earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafales Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafales in the Russian language | ||
| Рафалес | rafales | - |
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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 Rafales
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