Rafayelyan Surname

424,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Rafayelyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafayelyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia7991:3,667366
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Rafayelyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafayelyan is borne by more people in Armenia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rafayelyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafayelyan? popularity and diffusion

Rafayelyan is the 424,566th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,941,774 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Rafayelyan reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

The last name Rafayelyan is most frequently occurring in Armenia, where it is borne by 799 people, or 1 in 3,667. In Armenia it is mostly found in: Yerevan, where 31 percent are found, Shirak Province, where 18 percent are found and Kotayk Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Armenia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.

Rafayelyan Last Name Statistics demography

Rafayelyan earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 146.96% more than the national average, earning $106,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafaelyan95799/
Rafaylyan952/
Rafaelan898/
Rafaylan891/
Rafaelian84101/
Rafailyan842/
Rafeelyan841/
Rafailan78189/
Rafaylon7815/
Raphaelan741/
Raphaelian7078/
Roufailyan702/
Raphaelean701/
Rafailán671/

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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 Rafayelyan
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