Rafang Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Rafang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 25 | 1:81,302 | 10,029 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Rafang (10) may also be a first name.
Rafang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafang has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Rafang are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rafang is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 81,302. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mafeteng District, where 80 percent are found, Maseru District, where 12 percent are found and Berea District, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radfang | 92 | 10 | / |
| Rafan | 91 | 1,127 | / |
| Raffan | 83 | 758 | / |
| Raifan | 83 | 368 | / |
| Radfan | 83 | 320 | / |
| Rafain | 83 | 164 | / |
| Rafhan | 83 | 133 | / |
| Raufan | 83 | 47 | / |
| Rafane | 83 | 43 | / |
| Rayfan | 83 | 13 | / |
| Rasfan | 83 | 12 | / |
| Rahfan | 83 | 10 | / |
| Rafgan | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rafaan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rapfan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rafatn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafanh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafann | 83 | 1 | / |
| Refang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ratfan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rajfan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafant | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafhaan | 77 | 100 | / |
| Raffane | 77 | 70 | / |
| Rafaine | 77 | 68 | / |
| Ruifang | 77 | 19 | / |
| Rafanne | 77 | 10 | / |
| Rashfan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rajfane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Radfann | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rafaten | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rahafan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rajhfan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafayne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raffayn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rhafane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafhain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rahufan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafanks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rathfan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Radfong | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rofan | 73 | 947 | / |
| Rafon | 73 | 925 | / |
| Rafam | 73 | 26 | / |
| Răfan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rafaitin | 71 | 144 | / |
| Raffatin | 71 | 49 | / |
| Raffaine | 71 | 32 | / |
| Rafanova | 71 | 23 | / |
| Rapheang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Raifasen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Raffainn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rattfann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rashfaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rathfong | 71 | 0 | / |
| Raffaitin | 67 | 286 | / |
| Raphan | 67 | 170 | / |
| Rahvan | 67 | 113 | / |
| Rafaim | 67 | 36 | / |
| Raifaisen | 67 | 34 | / |
| Raufam | 67 | 27 | / |
| Roifan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rofhan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Roofan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Reifan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rayfon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Roufan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rafone | 67 | 6 | / |
| Royfan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rafein | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ruofan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rosfan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rahfam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raifon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raffainne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafont | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roffan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reafon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raffon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rotfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raufon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Rafang
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