Rafath Surname
Approximately 920 people bear this surname
Rafath Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 846 | 1:906,697 | 39,280 |
| Iran | 57 | 1:1,347,062 | 55,719 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Rafath (4,589) may also be a first name.
Rafath Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafath Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafath (Marathi: रफत) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafath? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 386,017th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,921,246 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafath are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Rafath is also the 101,367th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 4,589 people.
Rafath is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 846 people, or 1 in 906,697. In India Rafath is most frequent in: Telangana, where 91 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent live and Kerala, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account India it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 6 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Rafath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rafath has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafath Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafath in the Marathi language | ||
| रफत | raphata | 60 |
| रफात | raphata | 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
- 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 Rafath
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