Rafapha Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

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

Rafapha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafapha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1481:366,06633,202

Rafapha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafapha is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rafapha.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafapha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rafapha is the 1,447,279th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Rafapha is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rafapha are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 366,066. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 68 percent live, Limpopo, where 22 percent live and North West, where 5 percent live.

Rafapha Last Name Statistics demography

Rafapha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.23% less than the national average, earning R 118,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafapa92757/
Rafatpay801/
Rafafa772/
Raphapa7124/
Rafafat719/
Raphafi711/
Raphapha6733/
Rafatpey673/
Rafeifah673/
Raphepha671/
Raphaphe671/
Raphaphet63540/
Refafa621,565/
Rafafi625/
Rafafo621/
Raphefo5724/
Raphopo574/
Rafeefa572/
Rafasfy571/
Raphofo571/
Rafafer571/
Raphopho5312/
Raphophi531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rafapha
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