Rafati Surname

42,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rafati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran11,4001:6,735936
United States3721:974,35272,340
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Palestine901:50,5435,136
England481:1,160,79354,689
Canada461:800,99162,809
Jordan431:205,6389,548
France251:2,656,909193,074
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Greece151:738,65380,079
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Rafati (328) may also be a first name.

Rafati Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafati (Hindi: रफाती, Marathi: राफती, Oriya: ରଫାତି) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rafati.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafati? popularity and diffusion

It is the 42,093rd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 587,232 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Rafati are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rafati is also the 484,112th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 328 people.

The surname Rafati is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 11,400 people, or 1 in 6,735. In Iran Rafati is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 15 percent are found and Kerman Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Iran this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found.

Rafati Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rafati surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rafati earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.55% more than the national average, earning $50,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.45% more than the national average, earning $63,323 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafahti9274/
Rafatti9271/
Raafati9213/
Rafayti9211/
Rafaati923/
Rasfati922/
Raffati921/
Rahfati921/
Rafatii921/
Rafatiy921/
Rafahati86333/
Raffatti8618/
Raifatti862/
Rafate83112/
Rafaty8349/
Rafata8330/
Rofati8313/
Rafatj831/
Raafate77254/
Roufati7772/
Rafayte7723/
Rafatha7713/
Raffaty7713/
Raafaty778/
Raffate776/
Rafatte772/
Raphati772/
Rafatee772/
Rafataa772/
Rofatis771/
Rafouti771/
Rafathy771/
Rafatta771/
Reafate771/
Raffata771/
Rafaity771/
Raufaste71327/
Raffatte7112/
Rafathay711/
Roffatti711/
Rahafate711/
Rafote6729/
Raufauste671/

Rafati Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafati in the Oriya language
ରଫାତିraphati-
Rafati in the Marathi language
राफतीraphati-
Rafati in the Hindi language
रफातीraphati92.86
रफातिraphati7.14

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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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  • 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 Rafati
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