Rafani Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

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

Rafani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3851:140,72116,192
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Iran441:1,745,05765,590
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France31:22,140,907385,998
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Rafani (271) may also be a first name.

Rafani Last Name Facts

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

Rafani (Hindi: रफानी) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rafani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 559,180th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,830,186 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Rafani live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 540,009th most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 271 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 140,721. In South Africa Rafani is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent reside, Gauteng, where 10 percent reside and Western Cape, where 8 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and Iran, where 8 percent reside.

Rafani Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rafani earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 58.27% less than the national average, earning R 99,168 per year and in United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahfani92136/
Rafaini9299/
Raffani9281/
Raifani9269/
Reafani9229/
Rafhani9213/
Rhafani924/
Rafanie922/
Rayfani921/
Raufani921/
Ratfani921/
Raffaini86671/
Raffagni861/
Rofani83242/
Rafana83233/
Rafoni8350/
Rafane8343/
Rafany832/
Rafanh831/
Raffoni77442/
Rofaani7795/
Raffane7770/
Rafaine7768/
Roufani7737/
Rafhana7735/
Rafanne7710/
Rofangi7710/
Rafouni776/
Rajfane773/
Raifana772/
Rhafana772/
Rafanny771/
Rafanha771/
Rafayne771/
Rafaina771/
Rofanis771/
Rgafane771/
Rhafane771/
Roufanis7164/
Raffaine7132/
Radfaneh7130/
Roufaini7124/
Rafainer717/
Raphaini712/
Raffanny711/
Rayfouni711/
Roufagni711/
Rofanais711/
Raffainé711/
Rosfanni711/
Rafaanaa711/
Rajfange711/
Raffainer67129/
Rofana6752/
Ratphanit6738/
Rafona6720/
Rafone676/
Raffainne671/
Rafatnejd671/

Rafani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafani in the Hindi language
रफानीraphani60
रफनिraphani20
रफऩraphana20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafani
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