Rafiatu Surname
Approximately 909 people bear this surname
Rafiatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Nigeria | 130 | 1:1,362,637 | 53,337 |
| Cameroon | 86 | 1:241,501 | 23,877 |
Rafiatu (10,334) may also be a first name.
Rafiatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafiatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafiatu is found most in Ghana. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiatu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 389,749th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,017,102 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rafiatu are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rafiatu is also the 59,937th most common given name in the world, held by 10,334 people.
The surname Rafiatu is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Barring Ghana this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 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 Rafiatu
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