Rafi'e Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Rafi'e Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Rafi'e (4) may also be a first name.
Rafi'e Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafi'e Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafi'e is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rafi'e click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafi'e? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rafi'e is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Rafi'e is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafi'e reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 4 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is most common in: Kelantan, where 67 percent live and Perak, where 33 percent live. Aside from Malaysia Rafi'e occurs in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 25 percent live.
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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 Rafi'e
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