Rafem Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Rafem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Rafem (5) may also be a first name.
Rafem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafem is most common in Brazil. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Rafem is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Rafem live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most common first name worldwide, borne by 5 people.
This surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Rafem is mostly concentrated in: Mato Grosso, where 100 percent reside. Not including Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafeem | 91 | 3 | / |
| Raffem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rafim | 80 | 149 | / |
| Rafen | 80 | 41 | / |
| Refem | 80 | 5 | / |
| Raffen | 73 | 158 | / |
| Revfem | 73 | 51 | / |
| Rafien | 73 | 49 | / |
| Rafaim | 73 | 36 | / |
| Rafeen | 73 | 36 | / |
| Rofeim | 73 | 22 | / |
| Raffim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rafimk | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rafaen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raufim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafhim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raafen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raphem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Refiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rofeem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raifim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafimn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafn | 67 | 1,121 | / |
| Rafenne | 67 | 16 | / |
| Revfeim | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rayfene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raffien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rathfen | 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 Rafem
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