Rafee Surname

40,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Qatar

Rafee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3,6951:43,1282,485
Pakistan3,1661:56,4262,208
Iran2,5071:30,6273,704
Malaysia8281:35,6212,976
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
India5111:1,501,10656,456
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
United Arab Emirates1781:51,4735,061
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England231:2,422,52489,093
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Oman41:921,9937,313
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rafee (5,079) may also be a first name.

Rafee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafee (Hindi: रफी) is most common in Bangladesh. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rafee.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 40,760th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 567,257 people. Rafee is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Rafee live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rafee is also the 95,295th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 5,079 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 3,695 people, or 1 in 43,128. Beside Bangladesh this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 25 percent live and Iran, where 20 percent live.

Rafee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rafee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rafee last name grew 820 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rafee surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Rafee earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.77% more than the national average, earning $65,055 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffee911,667/
Rafeea91329/
Rafeet91161/
Rafeez91134/
Rafeej91112/
Rafeed9181/
Rafeie9151/
Rafees9145/
Rafeer9124/
Reafee9110/
Raifee918/
Raafee915/
Rafeey913/
Raf'ee913/
Rafhee912/
Raufee912/
Rafeee912/
Rasfee911/
Rafeae911/
Rafe'e911/
Rafe895,805/
Rafeeea83101/
Rafouee8363/
Rafayee8327/
Raffeet8317/
Rafaiee8312/
Rafeeya8311/
Rafieie835/
Raffeie834/
Rafeesh833/
Rafa'ee833/
Rafeedh832/
Rafheed831/
Raaffee831/
Raufeed831/
Rafeehj831/
Raffeeh831/
Rafeeat831/
Rafeiee831/
Rafiiee831/
Rafajee831/
Rafie8018,577/
Rafea803,604/
Rafei802,922/
Rafer802,654/
Rafeh802,596/
Rafed801,061/
Rafet80930/
Raffe80846/
Rafey80814/
Rafes80456/
Rafez80403/
Raife80163/
Rafae80161/
Rofee8050/
Raufe8033/
Rafeu8026/
Raafe8022/
Refee8022/
Rafue8010/
Raefe807/
Rafye806/
Rafhe804/
Reafe803/
Rayfe803/
Rahfe802/
Rifee802/
Rafep801/
Rafoe801/
Rapfe801/
Rasfe801/
Rawfe800/
Rasfheed771/
Rafeejad771/
Raffie73583/
Raufer73520/
Rafaie73519/
Rafeah73415/
Rhafes73413/
Rafeja73373/
Riffee73347/
Raffer73311/
Raifer73297/
Raffed73236/
Rafieh73233/
Rafiie73226/
Rafeat73225/
Raiffe73122/
Raffey7397/
Rafiey7397/
Raffet7378/
Roffee7364/
Rafiye7363/
Rajfer7341/
Raffei7341/
Raffae7335/
Raufea7326/
Raafie7320/
Raafet7319/
Raffes7318/
Rafeii7313/
Raffeh7313/
Raufie7311/
Rafeya738/
Rafiea738/
Rayfer737/
Royfee736/
Raafey736/
Raufye736/
Reffee735/
Reafer734/
Ratfer734/
Raphee734/
Roofee734/
Raifue734/
Rafeiu734/
Rafoie734/
Raufet734/
Rafi'e734/
Rhafey734/
Rafe'a734/
Rafeyy734/
Reafie734/
Raafeh733/
Riefee732/
Rafeis732/
Radfer732/
Rafoue732/
Raifet732/
Rafaye732/
Rafeiy732/
Rafett732/
Rayffe732/
Rahfie732/
Raffoe731/
Rafhed731/
Rafihe731/
Roufee731/
Ravfer731/
Rafije731/
Rafedh731/
Rahfeh731/
Rhafer731/
Rafech731/
Rafehy731/
Rafeid731/
Rafhie731/
Rafowe731/
Rafuje731/
Reafae731/
Reafet731/
Refeea731/
Raiafe731/
Raefeh731/
Rafaje731/
Rafeaz731/
Radfed730/
Rafher730/
Raifie730/
Rofeer730/
Rauffe730/
Rafeus730/
Rafi67191,869/
Rafa6721,983/
Rife679,192/
Rafy672,186/
Rofe672,011/
Refe671,221/
Rauffet67262/
Rafiyeh6785/
Rauffer6772/
Raupfer6725/
Rafieha6723/
Raiffie6714/
Royafer6714/
Raiffer6712/
Rafieiy6711/
Rafayet6711/
Rafayeh678/
Raffeis678/
Rajafeh675/
Rafj674/
Rofa'ee674/
Rafaoue673/
Hraifer673/
Raffett672/
Rafa'ei672/
Raffejeaud672/
Rafí672/
Röfe672/
Rofeeya672/
Raffaie672/
Rafeath671/
Rafieya671/
Roufeed671/
Rhaffey671/
Rayafer671/
Rasfher671/
Rapheed671/
Rafajet671/
Rayifie671/
Reifeer671/
Rafá671/
Raifeis671/
Rauffea671/
Raufiye671/
Raffiey671/
Roufeet671/
Rouffee671/
Ra'afet671/
Raafaie671/
Raufher671/
Rajeefa671/
Rafa'ie671/
Rafaaie671/
Raffieh671/
Raffetz670/
Reaffer670/
Raiffes670/
Raufeis670/

Rafee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafee in the Hindi language
रफीraphi-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafee
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