Rafana Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Rafana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Rafana (583) may also be a first name.
Rafana Demographics
Average Rafana Salary in
South Africa
R 103,800
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Rafana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafana (Arabic: ريفانا, Hindi: रफाना, Marathi: रफाना, Oriya: ରଫାନା) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,067,497th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. Rafana is mostly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Rafana live; 41 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 346,663rd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 583 people.
This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 615,656. In South Africa Rafana is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 38 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Beside South Africa it exists in 13 countries. It is also found 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafana in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଫାନା | raphana | - |
| Rafana in the Hindi language | ||
| रफाना | raphana | 95.65 |
| राफाना | raphana | 2.17 |
| रफ़ाना | rafana | 2.17 |
| Rafana in the Marathi language | ||
| रफाना | raphana | 83.33 |
| राफाना | raphana | 7.41 |
| रफना | raphana | 3.7 |
| ऱफाना | raphana | 1.85 |
| रफ़ाना | rafana | 1.85 |
| रामण्णा | ramanna | 1.85 |
| Rafana in the Arabic language | ||
| ريفانا | ryfana | - |
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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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- 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 Rafana
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