Rafathullah Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Rafathullah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafathullah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Rafathullah (39) may also be a first name.

Rafathullah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafathullah is found most frequently in India. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafathullah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Rafathullah reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Rafathullah is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Rafathullah is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 44 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 6 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 23 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafatullah95294/
Rafathulla955/
Razfatullah9115/
Rafatulla9012/
Rafatulah901/
Rafaatulla861/
Rafataulla861/
Rafattulla861/
Raffatulla861/
Rafatula842/
Raphatula701/

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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 Rafathullah
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