Rafaï Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Rafaï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Rafai (9,309) are calculated separately.
Rafaï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafaï Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafaï is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Rafai. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafaï? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rafaï is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Rafaï live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Rafaï is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 6,038,429. In France it is mostly found in: Occitanie, where 64 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent reside. Beside France this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 22 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Rafaï
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