Rafatar Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rafatar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafatar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran701:1,096,89349,021
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Rafatar (98) may also be a first name.

Rafatar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafatar (Hindi: रफतार, Marathi: रफातार, Oriya: ରଫତାର) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafatar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,203,767th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Rafatar is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafatar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 956,749th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 98 people.

It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 1,096,893. In Iran it is mostly found in: Hamadan Province, where 27 percent are found, Alborz Province, where 17 percent are found and Qazvin Province, where 17 percent are found. Other than Iran this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rafatar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafatar in the Oriya language
ରଫତାରraphatara-
Rafatar in the Hindi language
रफतारraphatara87.18
रफ़तारrafatara2.56
राफतारraphatara2.56
रफतरraphatara2.56
रफातारraphatara2.56
रफातरraphatara2.56
Rafatar in the Marathi language
रफातारraphatara60
रफतारraphatara40

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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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  • 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 Rafatar
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