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Where Does The Last Name Rafeev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Rafeev (Russian: Рафеев) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafeev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,918,812^th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Rafeev reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,202,735. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow Oblast, where 40 percent are found, Bryansk Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Republic of Karelia, where 11 percent are found. Besides Russia Rafeev occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 44 percent are found and Ukraine, where 5 percent are found.

Rafeev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rafeev last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Rafeev last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.