Rafes Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Rafes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3771:102,47115,149
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rafes (11) may also be a first name.

Rafes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafes (Marathi: राफेस, Russian: Рафес) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 659,458th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. Rafes occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Rafes reside; 83 percent reside in North Africa and 83 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The last name Rafes is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 102,471. In Algeria it is most common in: Boumerdès Province, where 98 percent are found, Aïn Témouchent Province, where 0 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 0 percent are found. Barring Algeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Ukraine, where 2 percent are found.

Rafes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rafes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rafes last name rose 2,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rafes last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Rafes earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.66% less than the national average, earning $42,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhafes91413/
Rafees9145/
Raffes9118/
Rafeis912/
Rajfes911/
Rafeus910/
Rafe895,805/
Raffeis838/
Rafeesh833/
Raffies831/
Raifeis831/
Raiffes830/
Raufeis830/
Rafie8018,577/
Rafee8012,847/
Rafea803,604/
Rafei802,922/
Rafer802,654/
Rafeh802,596/
Rafed801,061/
Rafet80930/
Raffe80846/
Rafey80814/
Rofes80695/
Refes80544/
Rafez80403/
Rafis80227/
Raife80163/
Raufe8033/
Rafeu8026/
Raafe8022/
Rafhe804/
Reafe803/
Rayfe803/
Rahfe802/
Rafep801/
Rafys801/
Rapfe801/
Rasfe801/
Rafex801/
Rawfe800/
Rahafesh771/
Raffee731,667/
Raffie73583/
Raufer73520/
Reffes73373/
Rafeea73329/
Raffer73311/
Raifer73297/
Rafish73283/
Raffed73236/
Rafieh73233/
Rafeat73225/
Rafeet73161/
Rafeez73134/
Raiffe73122/
Rafeej73112/
Raffey7397/
Rafiey7397/
Roffes7393/
Rafeed7381/
Raffet7378/
Raffis7362/
Rajfer7341/
Raffei7341/
Rafios7337/
Raufea7326/
Rafiez7325/
Rafeer7324/
Raafie7320/
Raafet7319/
Raffeh7313/
Raufie7311/
Reafee7310/
Rafiea738/
Raifee738/
Rayfer737/
Rafice737/
Raafey736/
Raafee735/
Rafeec735/
Reafer734/
Ratfer734/
Rafois734/
Raufet734/
Rafi'e734/
Rhafey734/
Rafe'a734/
Reafie734/
Raphes733/
Rafeey733/
Raafeh733/
Raf'ee733/
Reefes732/
Rafhee732/
Rafise732/
Radfer732/
Raifis732/
Raifet732/
Rafett732/
Raufee732/
Rafeee732/
Rayffe732/
Rahfie732/
Rafais731/
Rafhed731/
Rafihe731/
Reifes731/
Ravfer731/
Rafije731/
Rasfee731/
Rafedh731/
Raafis731/
Rahfeh731/
Rhafer731/
Rafeae731/
Rafech731/
Rafehy731/
Rafeid731/
Rafhie731/
Roifes731/
Rafe'e731/
Rafuis731/
Reafet731/
Rafeaz731/
Radfed730/
Rafher730/
Rofess730/
Raifie730/
Roofes730/
Rauffe730/
Raadfeast710/
Rafi67191,869/
Rafa6721,983/
Rafy672,186/
Rofe672,011/
Rauffet67262/
Roffeis67141/
Reifeis67118/
Rauffer6772/
Rafaisz6756/
Raupfer6725/
Roffies6724/
Rafieha6723/
Raffeet6717/
Raiffie6714/
Raiffer6712/
Rafieiy6711/
Raffish679/
Raafeic676/
Rafgais675/
Rafj674/
Rafa'ee673/
Hraifer673/
Raffett672/
Rafeedh672/
Rafa'ei672/
Reifges672/
Rafí672/
Raufezh672/
Rafaish671/
Rafeath671/
Rafheed671/
Rafispp671/
Raaffee671/
Rothfes671/
Refeesh671/
Reifess671/
Reifies671/
Rhaffey671/
Rasfher671/
Raufeed671/
Rapheis671/
Rafá671/
Rauffea671/
Rafeehj671/
Raffeeh671/
Raffiey671/
Ra'afet671/
Raufher671/
Rafa'ie671/
Rafaaie671/
Raffieh671/
Raffiez671/
Raffetz670/
Reaffer670/

Rafes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafes in the Marathi language
राफेसraphesa-
Rafes in the Russian language
Рафесrafes-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafes
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