Raffia Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Raffia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raffia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
India61:127,844,230863,365
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Raffia (453) may also be a first name.

Raffia Last Name Facts

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

Raffia (Arabic: رافية) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raffia? popularity and diffusion

Raffia is the 2,530,696th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Raffia live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 401,726th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 453 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Raffia is most frequent in: Connecticut, where 80 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 4 percent reside. Apart from The United States Raffia exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Raffia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raffia last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffiah9228/
Raaffia921/
Rafia9111,259/
Rafiah832,125/
Raffio83260/
Rafiaa83153/
Rafiat83138/
Roffia83136/
Rafija8332/
Rafiaz8325/
Rafiae8314/
Rafiha8311/
Raafia8311/
Rafiea838/
Raefia838/
Rafiad836/
Rafiay835/
Rafias832/
Raufia831/
Rafi'a831/
Rafiaha7775/
Rouffia7738/
Rafiaah7727/
Rafieha7723/
Rafiaee7721/
Rafiaie7720/
Raffiot7719/
Rafiaei779/
Roffiah777/
Raufiat774/
Rafijay773/
Rhaffio771/
Rafihat771/
Rafieah771/
Rafaiya771/
Rauffea771/
Rafiast771/
Rafihah771/
Rafugia771/
Rafea733,604/
Rafya73907/
Rofia73304/
Rafio73265/
Refia7398/
Ráfia731/
Rafja731/
Rouffiat7149/
Rafiehah711/
Rofiah6717,169/
Rafeah67415/
Rafeea67329/
Rofiat67199/
Raviah6783/
Raffeo6782/
Rafios6737/
Raufea6726/
Rafyaz6712/
Raphia6710/
Refiah676/
Rafe'a674/
Rosfia673/
Raufio672/
Roufia672/
Roofia672/
Rafyat672/
Rafeaa672/
Reafio671/
Rafioj671/
Rafjat671/
Rafyaa671/
Rofiha671/
Roffea671/
Rafyah671/
Rafyad671/
Rafjaz671/
Raifio671/
Rofiae671/
Refija670/

Raffia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raffia in the Arabic language
رافيةrafyt-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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