Rafia Surname

46,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Morocco

Rafia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4,9561:32,1542,037
Pakistan2,6361:67,7712,473
Morocco2,2151:15,5652,337
India5741:1,336,35152,028
Indonesia2491:531,12143,021
Nigeria1671:1,060,73544,297
France891:746,32392,306
United States651:5,576,291276,051
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Colombia271:1,769,41011,599
England271:2,063,63279,942
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Ráfia (1) are calculated separately.

Rafia (141,171) may also be a first name.

Rafia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafia (Arabic: رافيا, Bengali: রাফিয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻓﻴﻌﺔ, Hindi: रफीअ, Marathi: रािफया, Oriya: ରାଫିଆ) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Ráfia. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafia? popularity and diffusion

Rafia is the 46,053rd most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 647,264 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Rafia are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rafia is also the 7,419th most widespread first name globally It is held by 141,171 people.

Rafia is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 4,956 people, or 1 in 32,154. Apart from Bangladesh this last name exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 23 percent are found and Morocco, where 20 percent are found.

Rafia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rafia surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Rafia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 15.35% less than the national average, earning $19,218,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 63.54% more than the national average, earning $70,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.25% less than the national average, earning $31,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ráfia931/
Rafiah912,125/
Rafiaa91153/
Rafiat91138/
Raffia9158/
Rafija9132/
Rafiaz9125/
Rafiae9114/
Rafiha9111/
Raafia9111/
Rafiea918/
Raefia918/
Rafiad916/
Rafiay915/
Rafias912/
Raufia911/
Rafi'a911/
Rafiaha8375/
Raffiah8328/
Rafiaah8327/
Rafieha8323/
Rafiaee8321/
Rafiaie8320/
Rafiaei839/
Raufiat834/
Rafijay833/
Rafihah831/
Rafihat831/
Rafieah831/
Rafaiya831/
Raaffia831/
Rafiast831/
Rafugia831/
Rafea803,604/
Rafya80907/
Rofia80304/
Rafio80265/
Refia8098/
Rafja801/
Rafiehah771/
Rofiah7317,169/
Rafeah73415/
Rafeea73329/
Raffio73260/
Rofiat73199/
Roffia73136/
Raviah7383/
Rafios7337/
Raufea7326/
Rafyaz7312/
Raphia7310/
Refiah736/
Rafe'a734/
Rosfia733/
Raufio732/
Roufia732/
Roofia732/
Rafyat732/
Rafeaa732/
Reafio731/
Rafyad731/
Rafyah731/
Rafioj731/
Rafjat731/
Rafyaa731/
Rofiha731/
Rofiae731/
Raifio731/
Rafjaz731/
Refija730/
Rafeeea67101/
Rouffia6738/
Rhofiah6730/
Rofiahy6729/
Raffiot6719/
Rofiaah6718/
Roufiat679/
Roffiah677/
Rrofiah676/
Rofihah675/
Rofi'ai674/
Rafieei674/
Rafioou672/
Refuyia672/
Rafugio671/
Rhaffio671/
Refiaey671/
Rafieoi671/
Rafayya671/
Rafihou671/
Rrofiat671/
Raphiat671/
Rafeeat671/
Rafyaay671/
Rauffea671/
Rafgiou671/

Rafia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafia in the Bengali language
রাফিয়াraphiya72.73
রফিয়াraphiya27.27
Rafia in the Marathi language
रािफयाraiphaya71.43
राफ़ीनाrafina14.29
रािफआraipha'a14.29
Rafia in the Oriya language
ରାଫିଆraphi'a60
ରଫିଆraphi'a20
ରାଫିୟାraphiya13.33
ରଫିକraphika6.67
Rafia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﻓﻴﻌﺔrfyt50
ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻴﻊalrfy50
Rafia in the Hindi language
रफीअraphi'a36.24
राफियाraphiya34.9
रफियाraphiya18.12
राफीयाraphiya2.68
राफिआraphi'a2.01
रफीाraphia1.34
रफिाraphia0.67
Rafia in the Arabic language
رافياrafya-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafia
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