Rafarasoa Surname
Approximately 24,062 people bear this surname
Rafarasoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 24,059 | 1:983 | 200 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Rafarasoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafarasoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafarasoa is held by more people in Madagascar than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafarasoa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 22,577th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 302,865 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rafarasoa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in Barito Africa.
It is most frequently used in Madagascar, where it is held by 24,059 people, or 1 in 983. Excluding Madagascar this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafarashath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ravaras | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rufaras | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ravoarisoa | 74 | 4 | / |
| Rayivarasa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Rafaraci | 71 | 35 | / |
| Ravarase | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ravirasa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rafarzia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ravaoarisoa | 70 | 35,317 | / |
| Raivoarisoa | 70 | 36 | / |
| Raue Farias | 70 | 1 | / |
| Rafors | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rafurs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rawy Fars | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raverosoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafers | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rafforoshi | 53 | 11 | / |
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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 Rafarasoa
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