Rafeja Surname
Approximately 373 people bear this surname
Rafeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
Rafeja (2,196) may also be a first name.
Rafeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafeja (Bengali: রফেজা, Hindi: राफेजा, Marathi: रफेजा) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rafeja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafeja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 764,765th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafeja reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rafeja is also the 159,790th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 2,196 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Outside of Bangladesh this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafeja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafeja in the Hindi language | ||
| राफेजा | rapheja | - |
| Rafeja in the Marathi language | ||
| रफेजा | rapheja | - |
| Rafeja in the Bengali language | ||
| রফেজা | rapheja | 71.43 |
| রাফেজা | rapheja | 28.57 |
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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 Rafeja
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