Rafana Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rafana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
India211:36,526,923420,161
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England51:11,143,612252,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Rafana (583) may also be a first name.

Rafana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafana (Arabic: ريفانا, Hindi: रफाना, Marathi: रफाना, Oriya: ରଫାନା) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,067,497th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. Rafana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Rafana reside; 41 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rafana is also the 346,663rd most common forename globally. It is borne by 583 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 615,656. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 38 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Rafana Last Name Statistics demography

Rafana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.32% less than the national average, earning R 103,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rafana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafana in the Oriya language
ରଫାନାraphana-
Rafana in the Hindi language
रफानाraphana95.65
राफानाraphana2.17
रफ़ानाrafana2.17
Rafana in the Marathi language
रफानाraphana83.33
राफानाraphana7.41
रफनाraphana3.7
ऱफानाraphana1.85
रफ़ानाrafana1.85
रामण्णाramanna1.85
Rafana in the Arabic language
ريفاناryfana-

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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 Rafana
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