Raffia Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Raffia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Raffia (453) may also be a first name.
Raffia Demographics
Average Raffia Salary in
United States
$46,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Raffia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raffia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raffia (Arabic: رافية) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raffia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,530,696th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Raffia reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 401,726th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 453 people.
Raffia is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Connecticut, where 80 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 4 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Raffia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Raffia surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the party.
Raffia earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $46,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raffiah | 92 | 28 | / |
| Raaffia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafia | 91 | 11,259 | / |
| Rafiah | 83 | 2,125 | / |
| Raffio | 83 | 260 | / |
| Rafiaa | 83 | 153 | / |
| Rafiat | 83 | 138 | / |
| Roffia | 83 | 136 | / |
| Rafija | 83 | 32 | / |
| Rafiaz | 83 | 25 | / |
| Rafiae | 83 | 14 | / |
| Rafiha | 83 | 11 | / |
| Raafia | 83 | 11 | / |
| Rafiea | 83 | 8 | / |
| Raefia | 83 | 8 | / |
| Rafiad | 83 | 6 | / |
| Rafiay | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rafias | 83 | 2 | / |
| Raufia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafi'a | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafiaha | 77 | 75 | / |
| Rouffia | 77 | 38 | / |
| Rafiaah | 77 | 27 | / |
| Rafieha | 77 | 23 | / |
| Rafiaee | 77 | 21 | / |
| Rafiaie | 77 | 20 | / |
| Raffiot | 77 | 19 | / |
| Rafiaei | 77 | 9 | / |
| Roffiah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Raufiat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rafijay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rhaffio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafihat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafieah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafaiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rauffea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafiast | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafihah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafugia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafea | 73 | 3,604 | / |
| Rafya | 73 | 907 | / |
| Rofia | 73 | 304 | / |
| Rafio | 73 | 265 | / |
| Refia | 73 | 98 | / |
| Ráfia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rouffiat | 71 | 49 | / |
| Rafiehah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rofiah | 67 | 17,169 | / |
| Rafeah | 67 | 415 | / |
| Rafeea | 67 | 329 | / |
| Rofiat | 67 | 199 | / |
| Raviah | 67 | 83 | / |
| Raffeo | 67 | 82 | / |
| Rafios | 67 | 37 | / |
| Raufea | 67 | 26 | / |
| Rafyaz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Raphia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Refiah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rafe'a | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rosfia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Raufio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roufia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roofia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafyat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafeaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reafio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafioj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafjat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roffea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafjaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raifio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofiae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refija | 67 | 0 | / |
Raffia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raffia in the Arabic language | ||
| رافية | rafyt | - |
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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 Raffia
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