Rafef Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Rafef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Rafef (2,109) may also be a first name.
Rafef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafef occurs in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafef? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rafef is the 2,312,869th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Rafef is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Rafef are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 76 percent are found in Levant. Rafef is also the 163,741st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 2,109 people.
It is most numerous in Iraq, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 673,493. Barring Iraq this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent live and Yemen, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafeef | 91 | 11 | / |
| Rafief | 91 | 2 | / |
| Raffef | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rafif | 80 | 386 | / |
| Rafew | 80 | 8 | / |
| Refef | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rafyf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rafiev | 73 | 5,305 | / |
| Rafeev | 73 | 94 | / |
| Rafeew | 73 | 14 | / |
| Rafeeb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rafaif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafeva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raafif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raffif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafifz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafews | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hrafeev | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rouffef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roefeef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ratfiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raffayf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raififf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Refif | 60 | 756 | / |
| Rafib | 60 | 31 | / |
| Rofif | 60 | 12 | / |
| Rafiw | 60 | 8 | / |
| Rafiv | 60 | 7 | / |
| Refev | 60 | 1 | / |
| Refew | 60 | 0 | / |
| Rofiev | 55 | 2,096 | / |
| Refaif | 55 | 136 | / |
| Rofeev | 55 | 58 | / |
| Refiev | 55 | 15 | / |
| Roffif | 55 | 9 | / |
| Reffif | 55 | 3 | / |
| Refief | 55 | 1 | / |
| Rafiov | 55 | 1 | / |
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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 Rafef
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