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
The surname Rafef is found in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafef? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rafef is the 2,312,869th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Rafef reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 76 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 163,741st most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 2,109 people.
Rafef is most widely held in Iraq, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 673,493. Not including Iraq it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent reside and Yemen, where 7 percent reside.
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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