Rafi Surname

2,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Rafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh63,9841:2,491241
India44,0891:17,3981,380
Pakistan44,0651:4,054429
Iran5,7341:13,3911,786
Saudi Arabia5,3661:5,750796
Morocco5,3161:6,485791
Indonesia3,9431:33,5403,935
United Arab Emirates3,3851:2,707336
Malaysia3,2221:9,1541,061
Nigeria2,3181:76,4215,470
Sri Lanka1,6811:12,3791,773
Egypt1,3731:66,9606,238
Iraq1,2371:28,3121,414
Afghanistan8671:37,0861,448
Kuwait7231:5,257721
United States6171:587,45447,985
Oman5401:6,830973
England4771:116,80911,902
Qatar4241:5,561578
Bulgaria3641:19,1731,731
Palestine2951:15,4202,701
Niger2741:70,0443,181
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
Spain1961:238,53115,520
Canada1901:193,92419,047
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
Romania1041:193,05619,452
Lebanon981:57,5214,493
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Jordan381:232,69610,057
France331:2,012,810168,616
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Australia291:930,88655,860
Norway251:205,69123,411
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Israel121:713,13647,700
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
China61:227,886,92811,701
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Gambia41:480,863548
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Ráfi (94), Rafí (2) & Räfi (1) are calculated separately.

Rafi (147,136) may also be a first name.

Rafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafi (Arabic: رأفي, Bengali: রফি, Hindi: रफी, Marathi: रफ़ी, Oriya: ରଫି, Russian: Рафи, Tibetan: ར་ཕི་) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Ráfi, Rafí or Räfi. Click here for further possible spellings of Rafi.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,930th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 37,982 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Rafi are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 7,128th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 147,136 people.

The last name Rafi is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 63,984 people, or 1 in 2,491. Not including Bangladesh it exists in 100 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent are found and Pakistan, where 23 percent are found.

Rafi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Maronite (86%) in Lebanon and Muslim (57%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Rafi are 5.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rafi earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 30.33% more than the national average, earning 451,042 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.03% more than the national average, earning R 278,112 per year; in United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning $50,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ráfi9294/
Rafí922/
Räfi921/
Rafie8918,577/
Rafai899,309/
Rafid899,261/
Raufi898,372/
Rafii896,123/
Raffi895,156/
Rafei892,922/
Rafih891,046/
Rafiy891,031/
Raafi89741/
Rafit89319/
Rafiz89289/
Rafio89265/
Rafhi89260/
Raifi89232/
Rafis89227/
Rafui89179/
Rahfi89157/
Rafoi8969/
Rafij8942/
Rafip8910/
Rafyi8910/
Raefi896/
Rhafi896/
Reafi894/
Rapfi893/
Rawfi893/
Razfi893/
Ravfi892/
Rayfi892/
Radfi892/
Rasfi891/
Rafiğ891/
Raffai801,385/
Raafit801,282/
Raffie80583/
Rafish80283/
Raffio80260/
Rafieh80233/
Raffii80216/
Hraifi80136/
Rafiey8097/
Raffit8069/
Rafaai8064/
Raffis8062/
Raeffi8054/
Rahafi8052/
Raffei8041/
Raffid8032/
Raiffi8026/
Raafie8020/
Rafidh8016/
Raffih8016/
Raufai8015/
Rhadfi8014/
Raufie8011/
Rafiea808/
Rafhid807/
Rafait806/
Rafaij804/
Rafois804/
Rafi'e804/
Reafie804/
Rafaia803/
Rashfi803/
Raifai803/
Rasfid803/
Rafeis802/
Rafaiz802/
Rafich802/
Rauffi802/
Raufui802/
Raufio802/
Raifis802/
Rafaid802/
Raafih802/
Raf'ii802/
Rahfie802/
Rafais801/
Rafihe801/
Rafioj801/
Raufiy801/
Rayfai801/
Rafije801/
Raafis801/
Reafio801/
Ratfai801/
Rhaffi801/
Radfai801/
Rafeid801/
Rafhai801/
Rafhie801/
Raffiy801/
Rafuis801/
Reafit801/
Rahffi801/
Rahfid801/
Raifid801/
Raifio801/
Rafffi801/
Raifie800/
Rafa7521,983/
Rafe755,805/
Rofi755,480/
Rafy752,186/
Refi75734/
Réfi75368/
Rafj754/
Rafá751/
Rófi751/
Röfi751/
Rafaisz7356/
Rafieha7323/
Raiffie7314/
Rafieiy7311/
Raffish739/
Raffeis738/
Rahfaih736/
Raffait734/
Raufaia734/
Rafa'ai733/
Rafa'ei732/
Raafith732/
Rashfai732/
Rahafij731/
Rafaish731/
Rafispp731/
Raufich731/
Raifeis731/
Rassfid731/
Rachfai731/
Raffiey731/
Rhaffio731/
Rasfhid731/
Rashfid731/
Rafa'ie731/
Rafaaie731/
Rafahai731/
Raffieh731/
Raffitt730/
Raufeis730/
Refai6727,109/
Rafee6712,847/
Rofii679,905/
Raffa679,623/
Rafea673,604/
Rafer672,654/
Rafaa672,599/
Rafeh672,596/
Rafay672,183/
Roofi671,786/
Roffi671,412/
Raffy671,216/
Rafaj671,131/
Rafed671,061/
Rafet67930/
Raffe67846/
Rafey67814/
Raphi67727/
Rafes67456/
Rofai67423/
Roufi67409/
Rafez67403/
Reffi67275/
Rofie67252/
Raafa67217/
Rofei67205/
Raufa67165/
Raife67163/
Roifi67134/
Raifa67110/
Rofit6743/
Raufe6733/
Rofid6733/
Réffi6731/
Rofiz6728/
Rahvi6728/
Rafeu6726/
Rhofi6725/
Ratfisch6724/
Raufy6723/
Raafe6722/
Rofih6719/
Rafoa6719/
Rafha6719/
Ropfi6717/
Refiğ6716/
Rafaiová6714/
Rofoi6713/
Rofiy6712/
Rofio6712/
Révfi6710/
Hrafa6710/
Refie679/
Ruifi679/
Refei678/
Rofhi677/
Rosfi677/
Raefe677/
Reufi677/
Rafuj676/
Refii675/
Răfoi675/
Rafaiova675/
Rawfa675/
Reafy675/
Rafhe674/
Reafe673/
Rayfe673/
Reefi673/
Rahfe672/
Rofis672/
Rafhy672/
Reifi672/
Raffé672/
Roefi672/
Rhafa672/
Refiy671/
Rafep671/
Rafyp671/
Rafys671/
Ravfa671/
Rayfa671/
Refij671/
Rowfi671/
Rapfe671/
Rasfe671/
Rasfy671/
Refhi671/
Refui671/
Radfy671/
Rapfa671/
Rafyo671/
Raify671/
Rafyd671/
Rafyy671/
Rodfi671/
Rawfe670/
Rathfitt670/

Rafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafi in the Tibetan language
ར་ཕི་rapi-
Rafi in the Marathi language
रफ़ीrafi-
Rafi in the Hindi language
रफीraphi98.09
रफ़ीrafi0.69
राफीraphi0.37
रफिraphi0.34
रफ़ीrafi0.22
़रफीraphi0.07
रफी़raphi0.04
राफिraphi0.02
ऱफीraphi0.02
रकीraki0.01
तकीtaki0.01
रवीravi0.01
रफ़ी़rafi0.01
Rafi in the Oriya language
ରଫିraphi88
ରାଫିraphi8
ରଫି୍raphi4
Rafi in the Bengali language
রফিraphi87.5
রাফিraphi12.5
Rafi in the Russian language
Рафиrafi-
Rafi in the Arabic language
رأفيrafy-
رفيعrfy-
رأفىrafy-
رافىrafy-
رافعraf-
رافيrafy-

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