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 borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafi'e? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rafi'e is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly 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 common first name globally. It is borne by 4 people.
The last name Rafi'e is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Kelantan, where 67 percent are found and Perak, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 25 percent are found.
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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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