Rafetison Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Rafetison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Rafetison Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafetison Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafetison is most common in Madagascar. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafetison? popularity and diffusion
Rafetison is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Rafetison is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Rafetison live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in Barito Africa.
It is most prevalent in Madagascar, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,478,115. Barring Madagascar this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raffetsson | 84 | 1 | / |
| Rafidison | 78 | 33,911 | / |
| Rafitoson | 78 | 53 | / |
| Rafaedson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rafatisan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rovatson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rafidisaona | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ravatoson | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rife-Addison | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ravatisanh | 63 | 4 | / |
| Revatisanh | 63 | 4 | / |
| Riva Toson | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rafat Hasan | 60 | 1 | / |
| Rayavatisanh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rafdhseen | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ravidasan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ravidasni | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ravidasin | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ravatasan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rvedisanh | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rafat Hussain | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ravatasinh | 53 | 14 | / |
| Ravidasani | 53 | 2 | / |
| Rafdasya N | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rfeedhseen | 53 | 1 | / |
| Raphotsana | 53 | 1 | / |
| Raphatswana | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Rafetison
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