Rafayal Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Rafayal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafayal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India931:8,248,015171,602
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Rafayal (408) may also be a first name.

Rafayal Last Name Facts

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

Rafayal (Arabic: رفايال, Hindi: रफायल, Marathi: राफायल) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rafayal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafayal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,765,740th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Rafayal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Rafayal live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 426,776th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 408 people.

The surname Rafayal is most numerous in India, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 8,248,015. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 75 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 9 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 9 percent are found. Apart from India Rafayal is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 8 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafayl9211/
Rafayle8697/
Rafayel8646/
Rafiyal864/
Rafaail862/
Refayal861/
Raifiyal8011/
Raphayal805/
Raffayel802/
Rafayele801/
Rafhayel801/
Rafael77188,937/
Rafeal771,206/
Rafail771,072/
Rafaul7726/
Rafaylova7577/
Rafaile71534/
Raffael71530/
Rafaiel7191/
Rafhael7164/
Refiyal7134/
Rafaell7126/
Rafijal7124/
Raffail7124/
Rafault7123/
Rafaill7117/
Rafheal7111/
Raufail718/
Rafayilova714/
Rafayelova713/
Rapfael712/
Rafeial711/
Rrafael711/
Raafael711/
Rhafael711/
Raufael711/
Reafael711/
Raifail711/
Raffeal711/
Rofiyal711/
Rofayel711/
Rofaail711/
Raefail711/
Rafajul711/
Raffaul711/
Raffault67492/
Raffaell6732/
Roofayel6722/
Raffeale677/
Raphayel672/
Raapheal672/
Roufayel671/
Rapfhael671/
D'Rafael671/
Rafhaiel671/
Rafaitel671/
Rafaiele671/
Rafpheal671/
Roufaail671/
Rafaiell671/
Raphaial671/

Rafayal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafayal in the Hindi language
रफायलraphayala-
Rafayal in the Marathi language
राफायलraphayala54.65
रफायलraphayala37.61
राफायालraphayala1.33
राफायळraphayala1.11
रफायालraphayala0.88
रफायळraphayala0.88
राफयालraphayala0.66
रफयलraphayala0.66
रफयालraphayala0.66
राफायेलraphayela0.22
शफायलsaphayala0.22
रफ़ायलrafayala0.22
एिरयलeirayala0.22
रॉयलroyala0.22
रायफलrayaphala0.22
राफायरraphayara0.22
Rafayal in the Arabic language
رفايالrfayal-
رافايالrafayal-

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