Rafat Surname

14,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Rafat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt20,8371:4,412584
Iran6,0961:12,5961,688
Bangladesh5,3171:29,9711,929
Saudi Arabia2,1471:14,3722,004
India1,6471:465,73523,877
Pakistan3171:563,5459,210
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
France601:1,107,045119,335
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Afghanistan451:714,5157,832
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Canada431:856,87466,382
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
England351:1,591,94567,242
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Norway171:302,48730,120
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Rafat (99,292) may also be a first name.

Rafat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafat (Arabic: رفاعة, Bengali: রফাত, Hindi: रफत, Marathi: रफत, Oriya: ରଫତ, Russian: Рафат) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rafat is the 14,884th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 194,677 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Rafat are found; 56 percent are found in North Africa and 56 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 10,258th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 99,292 people.

The last name Rafat is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 20,837 people, or 1 in 4,412. Without taking into account Egypt Rafat is found in 56 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 16 percent live and Bangladesh, where 14 percent live.

Rafat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rafat last name are 16.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rafat earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.5% more than the national average, earning 389,341 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.03% more than the national average, earning $50,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.04% less than the national average, earning $46,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raafat9182,602/
Rafaat9110,030/
Raffat912,314/
Ra'fat911,258/
Rafath91920/
Rafeat91225/
Rafate91112/
Raufat9196/
Rafhat9127/
Rafaut9117/
Raifat9113/
Reafat9110/
Rafatt917/
Rafait916/
Rahfat916/
Raefat915/
Rasfat915/
Rafats914/
Rayfat913/
Rajfat912/
Rafayt911/
Rawfat911/
Raàfat911/
Ratfat911/
Rafgat911/
Raf'at911/
Razfat911/
Rafa8921,983/
Raffaut83469/
Raafate83254/
Raufast83251/
Raffath83157/
Ra'afat83154/
Rafahat83129/
Rafayte8323/
Rafault8323/
Rafhath8311/
Rahafat8311/
Rafaath839/
Raffate836/
Raufath834/
Raifath834/
Rahfath834/
Raffait834/
Ra'faat834/
Raa'fat834/
Raafa't834/
Raafaat834/
Rafatcz832/
Raffaat832/
Rafhaat832/
Rafatte832/
Rafa'at832/
Rafaith831/
Rafasth831/
Rafathh831/
Rafatth831/
Rafeath831/
Raffatt831/
Raafath831/
Raiffat831/
Ravfast831/
Reafate831/
Rachfat831/
Raufats831/
Refat8040,304/
Raffa809,623/
Rafai809,309/
Rafea803,604/
Rafaa802,599/
Rafay802,183/
Rafaj801,131/
Rafah801,031/
Raafa80217/
Rafas80174/
Raufa80165/
Raifa80110/
Rafaz8096/
Rafad8090/
Rafau8053/
Rofat8042/
Rafot8028/
Rafoa8019/
Rafha8019/
Rasfa8018/
Rafaï8018/
Rafač8011/
Hrafa8010/
Rahfa806/
Rawfa805/
Razfa805/
Rafap802/
Rhafa802/
Ravfa801/
Rayfa801/
Radfa801/
Rafaâ801/
Rafaå801/
Rapfa801/
Raffault77492/
Raufaste77327/
Rafatova7764/
Raffatte7712/
Rafatsch777/
Raffeaut775/
Rahafath771/
Rafahath771/
Rahafate771/
Refaat73117,116/
Reffat731,832/
Raffai731,385/
Refath731,006/
Raffay73681/
Raffah73531/
Refeat73520/
Raffaa73411/
Reefat73361/
Rafeea73329/
Raffas73285/
Roffat73217/
Raphat73208/
Rafoth73194/
Refait73148/
Refa't73122/
Raffaj7394/
Rashfa7379/
Rafaai7364/
Rafout7342/
Rafhay7337/
Rafote7329/
Rahufa7327/
Raufea7326/
Rafaah7318/
Raiffa7317/
Rafaud7317/
Roufat7316/
Raufai7315/
Rafach7313/
Raafay7312/
Refhat7312/
Raifah7311/
Raifad7310/
Raufah739/
Rafiea738/
Rafajj737/
Rafass737/
Refaut735/
Ref'at735/
Rafaij734/
Rafaha734/
Raufau734/
Rofast734/
Raffad734/
Rafa'e734/
Rrefat734/
Raufaa733/
Raifai733/
Rafadh732/
Rafaiz732/
Rafaid732/
Rafaay732/
Roofat732/
Rafais731/
Rafgay731/
Radfha731/
Rasfaa731/
Rayfai731/
Raafaa731/
Refatt731/
Rafaaz731/
Rahafa731/
Raufaï731/
Rauffa731/
Ratfai731/
Refaht731/
Raafas731/
Radfai731/
Rafahy731/
Rafeae731/
Raffaz731/
Raffač731/
Rafhai731/
Rofath731/
Rafhaa731/
Reufat731/
Rafpha731/
Raafha731/
Reifat731/
Reyfat731/
Rajfah731/
Rafauy731/
Rafeaz731/
Rafhah731/
Hrafas731/
Rafhatova712/
Rafaahath711/
Raufauste711/
Raadfeast710/
Ratphat671,475/
Rofa67978/
Rafo67447/
Raffaud67227/
Raffeau6765/
Rafaisz6756/
Raifaud6748/
Raphate6731/
Rafieha6723/
Roufast6722/
Reffait6717/
Raphaat6716/
Refa'at6713/
Ratfoot679/
Reefaat679/
Rajphat676/
Raffass676/
Rahfaih676/
Reffaat674/
Roofaat674/
Reefath673/
Rahfoth673/
Raphait673/
Rafa'ai673/
Rafa'ee673/
Rahavat672/
Rafa'ei672/
Rashfai672/
Rafahaa671/
Rafahah671/
Rafaish671/
Roufath671/
Rafá671/
Reiffat671/
Rauffea671/
Rauphat671/
Rhaifah671/
Rachfai671/
Raffach671/
Roufaat671/
Refaa't671/
Rofaste671/
Rapheat671/
Rafa'ie671/
Rafaaie671/
Rafahai671/
Rafahay671/
Raffaus670/
Reifate670/
Radfoot670/
Rhafoot670/
Rayfoot670/
Rayfott670/

Rafat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafat in the Bengali language
রফাতraphata-
Rafat in the Marathi language
रफतraphata89.49
राफतraphata4.74
रफातraphata3.64
रफ़तrafata1.03
रफ़ातrafata0.07
रफ़ताrafata0.07
राकतrakata0.07
राफ़तrafata0.07
Rafat in the Hindi language
रफतraphata88.44
रफातraphata8.43
रफ़तrafata1.07
रफ़तrafata0.04
रफ़ातrafata0.02
रफत्raphat0.02
राफ़तrafata0.01
Rafat in the Oriya language
ରଫତraphata48.84
ରଫତ୍raphat18.6
ରାଫତraphata16.28
ରଫାତraphata9.3
ରାଫତ୍raphat2.33
ରଫଅତrapha'ata2.33
ରାଫାତraphata2.33
Rafat in the Russian language
Рафатrafat-
Rafat in the Arabic language
رفاعةrfat-
رافعةraft-
رافاةrafat-
رآفاتrafat-
رءفاةrfat-
رأفاةrafat-
رفعاةrfat-
رفاتrfat-
رافةraft-
رفاةrfat-
رافاتrafat-
رأفةraft-
عرفاةrfat-

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