Rafial Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Rafial Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Rafial (131) may also be a first name.
Rafial Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafial Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafial (Marathi: रािफअल) occurs most in Pakistan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafial? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rafial is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Rafial reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 811,108th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 131 people.
The last name Rafial is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,773,981. In Pakistan Rafial is most common in: Punjab, where 83 percent live and Sindh, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.
Rafial Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rafial has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rafial last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafijal | 92 | 24 | / |
| Raffial | 92 | 2 | / |
| Rafi'al | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafeal | 83 | 1,206 | / |
| Rafyal | 83 | 12 | / |
| Refial | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rafiol | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rofial | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raafieeal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raphial | 77 | 23 | / |
| Rafheal | 77 | 11 | / |
| Rafhyal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rofiale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raffeal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raphieal | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rafaayal | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rafpheal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raipheal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rofyal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refiol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rapheal | 62 | 10,410 | / |
| Rophial | 62 | 13 | / |
| Raphyal | 62 | 1 | / |
| Raapheal | 57 | 2 | / |
| Rapheall | 57 | 1 | / |
| Raupheal | 57 | 1 | / |
| Reapheal | 57 | 0 | / |
Rafial Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafial in the Marathi language | ||
| रािफअल | raipha'ala | 50 |
| रफीअल | raphi'ala | 50 |
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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 Rafial
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