Rafia Surname
Approximately 11,259 people bear this surname
Rafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 4,956 | 1:32,154 | 2,037 |
| Pakistan | 2,636 | 1:67,771 | 2,473 |
| Morocco | 2,215 | 1:15,565 | 2,337 |
| India | 574 | 1:1,336,351 | 52,028 |
| Indonesia | 249 | 1:531,121 | 43,021 |
| Nigeria | 167 | 1:1,060,735 | 44,297 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| United States | 65 | 1:5,576,291 | 276,051 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Colombia | 27 | 1:1,769,410 | 11,599 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Ráfia (1) are calculated separately.
Rafia (141,171) may also be a first name.
Rafia Demographics
Average Rafia Salary in
United States
$70,565 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Rafia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafia in the Bengali language | ||
| রাফিয়া | raphiya | 72.73 |
| রফিয়া | raphiya | 27.27 |
| Rafia in the Marathi language | ||
| रािफया | raiphaya | 71.43 |
| राफ़ीना | rafina | 14.29 |
| रािफआ | raipha'a | 14.29 |
| Rafia in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଫିଆ | raphi'a | 60 |
| ରଫିଆ | raphi'a | 20 |
| ରାଫିୟା | raphiya | 13.33 |
| ରଫିକ | raphika | 6.67 |
| Rafia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﻓﻴﻌﺔ | rfyt | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻴﻊ | alrfy | 50 |
| Rafia in the Hindi language | ||
| रफीअ | raphi'a | 36.24 |
| राफिया | raphiya | 34.9 |
| रफिया | raphiya | 18.12 |
| राफीया | raphiya | 2.68 |
| राफिआ | raphi'a | 2.01 |
| रफीा | raphia | 1.34 |
| रफिा | raphia | 0.67 |
| Rafia in the Arabic language | ||
| رافيا | rafya | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafia
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