Rafatane Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rafatane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafatane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Rafatane Last Name Facts

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

Rafatane is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafatane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Rafatane reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,020,593. In Iran Rafatane is mostly concentrated in: Mazandaran Province, where 74 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 18 percent live and Ardabil Province, where 3 percent live. Barring Iran it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafatan9328/
Raphatane823/
Rofathan754/
Rafetani751/
Raphetane71106/
Raphethane671/
Raphatanajh633/
Rojfatam631/
Raphaatanajh603/
Raphetani591/
Raphethani561/
Raphatthon561/
Rojphattana531/

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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 Rafatane
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