Rafhan Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Rafhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan781:2,290,30620,782
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Rafhan (206) may also be a first name.

Rafhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafhan is most common in Pakistan. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafhan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,551,568th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Rafhan are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 630,600th most common first name in the world, borne by 206 people.

The last name Rafhan is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 2,290,306. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 85 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent reside and Sindh, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 23 percent reside and Malaysia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rafchan921/
Rafkhan921/
Rafhain921/
Rafan911,127/
Raufkhan864/
Raffan83758/
Raifan83368/
Radfan83320/
Raphan83170/
Rafain83164/
Rahvan83113/
Raufan8347/
Rafane8343/
Rafang8327/
Rayfan8313/
Rofhan8313/
Rasfan8312/
Rahfan8310/
Refhan8310/
Rafgan837/
Rapfan833/
Rafaan833/
Rafann831/
Ratfan831/
Rajfan831/
Rafant831/
Rafatn831/
Rafanh831/
Ratphan77822/
Rahavan7780/
Raffane7770/
Rafaine7768/
Raphahn7715/
Radfang7710/
Rafanne7710/
Raphane776/
Raphain776/
Rauphan775/
Rashfan774/
Ravahan774/
Raphean773/
Rajfane773/
Radfann772/
Rahufan771/
Rahvaan771/
Raiphan771/
Raphand771/
Rajhfan771/
Rahafan771/
Rafaten771/
Roofhan771/
Rhafane771/
Rafayne771/
Raffayn771/
Rathfan770/
Rofan73947/
Rafon73925/
Refan7383/
Rafam7326/
Răfan734/
Rayphand71588/
Rafaitin71144/
Raffatin7149/
Raffaine7132/
Rafanova7123/
Rapheang714/
Raifasen712/
Rapheane712/
Rashfaan711/
Rattfann711/
Rattphan711/
Raffainn711/
Raffaitin67286/
Rephan67104/
Refaan6766/
Rophan6736/
Rafaim6736/
Raifaisen6734/
Raufam6727/
Roifan6717/
Raphon678/
Roufan677/
Roofan677/
Reifan677/
Rehfan677/
Rayfon677/
Rafone676/
Royfan676/
Reefan675/
Rehvan675/
Rafein674/
Rosfan673/
Ruofan673/
Ruifan672/
Raifon672/
Rahfam672/
Rafont671/
Rafoon671/
Rapham671/
Roffan671/
Reafon671/
Reffan671/
Raffon671/
Rotfan671/
Rofaan671/
Refanh671/
Raffainne671/
Raufon670/

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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 Rafhan
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