Rafe Surname
Approximately 5,805 people bear this surname
Rafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 3,154 | 1:50,525 | 2,770 |
| Pakistan | 1,040 | 1:171,773 | 4,430 |
| India | 648 | 1:1,183,743 | 47,696 |
| Israel | 207 | 1:41,341 | 5,635 |
| Malaysia | 167 | 1:176,612 | 10,667 |
| United States | 118 | 1:3,071,686 | 178,560 |
| Solomon Islands | 69 | 1:8,406 | 1,382 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Venezuela | 65 | 1:464,678 | 9,130 |
| Philippines | 58 | 1:1,745,487 | 112,199 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 94 | 1:534,241 | 37,003 |
Rafe (6,084) may also be a first name.
Rafe Demographics
Average Rafe Salary in
United States
$47,112 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafe (Hindi: राफे, Marathi: राफ़े) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rafe is the 83,413th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,255,391 people. The last name Rafe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Rafe are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 84,895th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 6,084 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 3,154 people, or 1 in 50,525. Without taking into account Bangladesh this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 18 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Rafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rafe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 126 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rafe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Rafe surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Rafe surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.
Rafe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $47,112 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafe in the Marathi language | ||
| राफ़े | rafe | - |
| Rafe in the Hindi language | ||
| राफे | raphe | 95.36 |
| रफे | raphe | 3.87 |
| रफॆ | raphe | 0.39 |
| ़राफे | raphe | 0.19 |
| राफे़ | raphe | 0.19 |
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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 Rafe
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