Rafatar Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Rafatar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 70 | 1:1,096,893 | 49,021 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafatar in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଫତାର | raphatara | - |
| Rafatar in the Hindi language | ||
| रफतार | raphatara | 87.18 |
| रफ़तार | rafatara | 2.56 |
| राफतार | raphatara | 2.56 |
| रफतर | raphatara | 2.56 |
| रफातार | raphatara | 2.56 |
| रफातर | raphatara | 2.56 |
| Rafatar in the Marathi language | ||
| रफातार | raphatara | 60 |
| रफतार | raphatara | 40 |
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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 Rafatar
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