Rafeela Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rafeela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafeela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Rafeela (264) may also be a first name.

Rafeela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafeela (Hindi: रफीला) occurs most in India. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rafeela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafeela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Rafeela are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 547,545th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 264 people.

The last name Rafeela is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Rafeela is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent are found and Kerala, where 50 percent are found. Excluding India this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Lesotho, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafela9239/
Rafaela863,823/
Rafuela8687/
Rafelia8630/
Rafiela864/
Rafeala862/
Raffela862/
Rafhela861/
Rafeula861/
Rafaella80130/
Raffaela8033/
Rafhelia8024/
Rafaiela802/
Rafaelya802/
Reafaela801/
Rafhaela801/
Rafila77247/
Rafala77159/
Rafeli77141/
Rafele77105/
Refela7710/
Rafola776/
Rafelo775/
Rofela775/
Rafely773/
Rafyla772/
Raffaella75144/
Rafeullah758/
Rhaffaela751/
Raphela712,949/
Rafaila711,154/
Rafaelo71509/
Rafalia71311/
Rafayla71306/
Rafiola7192/
Raffele7184/
Rafahla7166/
Raffely7154/
Rafilia7124/
Raffelo7117/
Rafeles7114/
Rafelis718/
Rafalla716/
Rafilah714/
Rofelia713/
Raffeli712/
Rhaffaella712/
Rafaëla711/
Rafiely711/
Roufela711/
Rofuela711/
Rofaela711/
Rafilas711/
Rafeilo711/
Refeula711/
Raifeli711/
Raffala711/
Raffaellia711/
Raifely711/
Rafeley710/
Raphaela67212/
Raffaelo6754/
Rafaello6715/
Raffeale677/
Royafila677/
Rapheala676/
Raffaila674/
Rafajelo672/
Raffeler672/
Rafaelou672/
Rafhaala671/
Raffilah671/
Raffealo671/
Rafailia671/
Rapheelo671/
Rafailya671/
Rophaela671/
Rapheila671/
Rafaelho671/
Rafoello670/

Rafeela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafeela in the Hindi language
रफीलाraphila-

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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 Rafeela
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