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

Rafati (Hindi: रफाती, Marathi: राफती, Oriya: ରଫାତି) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafati? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,093rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 587,232 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Rafati live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rafati is also the 484,112th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 328 people.

Rafati is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 11,400 people, or 1 in 6,735. In Iran Rafati is most common in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 15 percent reside and Kerman Province, where 9 percent reside. Barring Iran Rafati exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside.

Rafati Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rafati last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the 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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