Rafeni Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rafeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748

Rafeni (14) may also be a first name.

Rafeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafeni is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rafeni is the 2,333,370th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Rafeni reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 14 people.

The surname Rafeni is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa Rafeni is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 34 percent reside, Western Cape, where 30 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 23 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Rafeni is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Rafeni Last Name Statistics demography

Rafeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.7% less than the national average, earning R 67,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafengi921/
Raufeni921/
Rafini83202/
Rafena8316/
Rofeni8314/
Raffini77844/
Rafaini7799/
Rafeena7766/
Roffeni7728/
Rafioni7716/
Rafingi7715/
Rafiene774/
Raffene771/
Rayfene771/
Rofengi771/
Raffeny771/
Raffaini71671/
Rafeiner71105/
Raffinie715/
Raffeiner67718/
Rafine67155/
Rofena6754/
Rofini6735/
Rafiny672/
Rafiné671/
Rayfenest671/

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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 Rafeni
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