Rafalskaya Surname

347,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Rafalskaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafalskaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5441:264,93227,769
Belarus4501:21,1133,554
Kazakhstan451:392,94430,781
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Rafalskaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafalskaya (Russian: Рафальская) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafalskaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 347,156th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,920,746 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Rafalskaya are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 544 people, or 1 in 264,932. In Russia it is primarily found in: Rostov Oblast, where 10 percent are found, Primorsky Krai, where 7 percent are found and Ulyanovsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Barring Russia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 43 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Rafalskaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rafalskaya surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rafalskaya surname are 13.76% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60.53% registered with the party.

Rafalskaya earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rafalskaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafalskaya in the Russian language
Рафальскаяrafalskaa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafalskaya
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