Rafera Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Rafera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 20 | 1:29,001 | 5,821 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
Rafera (30) may also be a first name.
Rafera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafera occurs in The Solomon Islands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafera? popularity and diffusion
Rafera is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Rafera reside; 91 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 91 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 1,911,214th most common given name world-wide It is held by 30 people.
The surname Rafera is most commonly used in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 29,001. In The Solomon Islands Rafera is most numerous in: Malaita Province, where 90 percent live, Capital Territory, where 5 percent live and Guadalcanal Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from The Solomon Islands Rafera is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 5 percent live and Madagascar, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafetra | 92 | 1 | / |
| Raferza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafferay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ra'afera | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rafara | 83 | 3,108 | / |
| Refera | 83 | 2,259 | / |
| Rafira | 83 | 218 | / |
| Rafero | 83 | 17 | / |
| Raferi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rofera | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafery | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafora | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafere | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafeiro | 77 | 176 | / |
| Raifora | 77 | 105 | / |
| Raphera | 77 | 84 | / |
| Raffero | 77 | 59 | / |
| Raffara | 77 | 37 | / |
| Raffery | 77 | 16 | / |
| Rafearo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Rafitra | 77 | 6 | / |
| Rafiraj | 77 | 2 | / |
| Referea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Raferos | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rafiero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raffere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafetry | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rayferi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafirad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roferas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafered | 77 | 0 | / |
| Raffaray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rapferer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raffaero | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafetrey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rafiri | 67 | 106 | / |
| Rofero | 67 | 14 | / |
| Raforo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rafiry | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roferi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raffiraja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Rafera
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