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
Rafang occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Rafang live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 10 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 81,302. In Lesotho Rafang is mostly concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 80 percent live, Maseru District, where 12 percent live and Berea District, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
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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