Rafanan Surname

66,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Rafanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6,2981:16,0751,811
United States7101:510,50642,792
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Canada661:558,26746,632
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Rafanan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafanan is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafanan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 66,634th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 974,271 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Rafanan are found; 84 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 84 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 6,298 people, or 1 in 16,075. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Ilocos, where 51 percent live, Central Luzon, where 13 percent live and National Capital Region, where 8 percent live. Not including The Philippines this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live.

Rafanan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rafanan surname are 10.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rafanan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 86.99% less than the national average, earning €3,908 per year; in United States they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $45,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.19% more than the national average, earning $59,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafannan931/
Raffanan931/
Raffainan881/
Rafanam864/
Refanan862/
Rofanan861/
Rafeñan719/
Rafenon711/
Raphanahane677/
Raphenon535/

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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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  • 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 Rafanan
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