Rafaliya Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Rafaliya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rafaliya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafaliya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafaliya (Marathi: रफालीया) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rafaliya.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafaliya? popularity and diffusion
Rafaliya is the 2,605,694th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Rafaliya is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Rafaliya are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Rafaliya is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 15,654,396. In India Rafaliya is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 55 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account India it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafaliya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafaliya in the Marathi language | ||
| रफालीया | raphaliya | - |
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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 Rafaliya
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