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 last name Rafes (Marathi: राफेस, Russian: Рафес) is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rafes.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rafes is the 659,458th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Rafes reside; 83 percent reside in North Africa and 83 percent reside in Mahgreb. Rafes is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

Rafes is most widely held in Algeria, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 102,471. In Algeria Rafes is most numerous in: Boumerdès Province, where 98 percent reside, Aïn Témouchent Province, where 0 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 0 percent reside. Not including Algeria it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Ukraine, where 2 percent reside.

Rafes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rafes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rafes surname increased 2,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rafes last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political 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/
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Rafais731/
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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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