Rafeian Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Rafeian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 172 | 1:446,410 | 27,576 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rafeian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafeian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafeian is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafeian? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,263,456th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Rafeian reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The last name Rafeian is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 446,410. In Iran Rafeian is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 26 percent live, Gilan Province, where 16 percent live and Semnan Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafieian | 93 | 377 | / |
| Rafein | 92 | 4 | / |
| Rafiehian | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rafiyan | 86 | 2,759 | / |
| Rafiean | 86 | 50 | / |
| Rafijan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Raffein | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rafeyan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rafiian | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rafieyan | 80 | 442 | / |
| Rafahian | 80 | 48 | / |
| Rafeisen | 80 | 10 | / |
| Rafeeyan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Rafain | 77 | 164 | / |
| Rafien | 77 | 49 | / |
| Rafeen | 77 | 36 | / |
| Refein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafaen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raufeisen | 75 | 314 | / |
| Rafujan | 71 | 33 | / |
| Reifein | 71 | 17 | / |
| Raiffeisen | 71 | 17 | / |
| Rafoyan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Reffein | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rofiyan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rafayan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Raphean | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rafaiin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rafojan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rafayin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raffayn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafajan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raffien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafajon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafeyun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafhain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafaitin | 67 | 144 | / |
| Raffiyam | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rapheang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roofiyan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rapheane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rofouian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reffiyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raifienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refahian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raphiyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafihiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raffainn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reifeine | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Rafeian
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