Rafelli Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Rafelli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafelli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Rafelli Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rafelli Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rafelli occurs most in Italy. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafelli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rafelli is the 2,843,861st most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Rafelli is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Rafelli are found; 94 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 94 percent are found in Italic Europe.

Rafelli is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,389,925. In Italy Rafelli is primarily found in: Emilia-Romagna, where 100 percent are found. Beside Italy this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and Scotland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafaelli93936/
Raffelli93386/
Raflli922/
Raffaelli889,542/
Rafella8635/
Rafelle861/
Rafelly861/
Raifeli861/
Rafli831,898/
Rafaelle80100/
Reafella804/
Rafielle803/
Raffelle802/
Raphelli801/
Refaelli801/
Raflis77318/
Rhafli77136/
Raffli7735/
Raflie779/
Raflei772/
Raflia771/
Raphaelli75411/
Raffaelle7567/
Rhafaelle752/
Rapfaelle751/
Rafflis717/
Refelle715/
Raffaellee713/
Raifely711/
Rafilla711/
Rafille711/
Rafla673,611/
Rafle67976/
Refli67293/
Rafly67288/
Rofli67109/
Roffilli6733/
Ráfli6719/
Raflé679/
Raphella672/
Raphelle671/
Raffille671/

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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 Rafelli
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