Rafane Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rafane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rafane (192) may also be a first name.

Rafane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafane is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rafane.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Rafane occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Rafane reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rafane is also the 655,603rd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 192 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Rafane is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 77 percent live and Gauteng, where 23 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 42 percent live and Algeria, where 2 percent live.

Rafane Last Name Statistics demography

Rafane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.51% less than the national average, earning R 91,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffane9270/
Rafaine9268/
Rafanne9210/
Rajfane923/
Rafanie922/
Rgafane921/
Rhafane921/
Rafayne921/
Rafan911,127/
Raffaine8632/
Radfaneh8630/
Rafainer867/
Rajfange861/
Raffan83758/
Rafani83568/
Raifan83368/
Radfan83320/
Rafana83233/
Rafain83164/
Rafine83155/
Rafhan83133/
Raufan8347/
Rafang8327/
Refane8322/
Rayfan8313/
Rasfan8312/
Rahfan8310/
Rafgan837/
Rafone836/
Rapfan833/
Rafaan833/
Rafany832/
Rafann831/
Ratfan831/
Rajfan831/
Rafant831/
Rafatn831/
Rafanh831/
Raffainer80129/
Rafatnejd801/
Raffainne801/
Raffone771,290/
Rahfani77136/
Rafhaan77100/
Rafaini7799/
Raffani7781/
Raifani7769/
Rafhana7735/
Reafani7729/
Rafhani7713/
Radfang7710/
Raffine776/
Raphane776/
Raefani775/
Rashfan774/
Rhafani774/
Rafiene774/
Raifana772/
Ravaneh772/
Radfann772/
Roufane772/
Rhafana772/
Rafaeni771/
Rafanny771/
Rahufan771/
Reffane771/
Raufani771/
Raifone771/
Rafanha771/
Rajhfan771/
Rahafan771/
Ratfani771/
Refeane771/
Rafaina771/
Rafaten771/
Rosfane771/
Refayne771/
Rayfene771/
Rayfani771/
Raffayn771/
Raffene771/
Rafhain771/
Rathfan770/
Rayfone770/
Rafiney770/
Rofan73947/
Rafon73925/
Rafam7326/
Răfan734/
Raffaini71671/
Rafaitin71144/
Rafeiner71105/
Rafaiani7190/
Raffatin7149/
Rafieani7129/
Rafanova7123/
Raffinee712/
Raifasen712/
Rafayana712/
Raphanet712/
Rapheane712/
Rafaanaa711/
Rashfaan711/
Rattfann711/
Raffagni711/
Raffainé711/
Rafiyani711/
Rafayany711/
Raffainn711/
Raffanny711/
Raffeiner67718/
Raffaitin67286/
Rofani67242/
Raphan67170/
Rahvan67113/
Refene6760/
Rofana6752/
Rafoni6750/
Rafaim6736/
Raifaisen6734/
Raufam6727/
Rafona6720/
Roifan6717/
Rofhan6713/
Roufan677/
Roofan677/
Reifan677/
Rayfon677/
Royfan676/
Rafein674/
Rosfan673/
Rofine673/
Ruofan673/
Raifon672/
Rahfam672/
Rafont671/
Rafoon671/
Raaffones671/
Roffan671/
Reafon671/
Raffon671/
Rafiné671/
Rotfan671/
Rofaan671/
Rofain671/
Raphejane671/
Rasfajani671/
Raufon670/

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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 Rafane
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