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Where Does The Last Name Rafie Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Rafie (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻴﻊ, Hindi: रफीे) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Rafié. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafie? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 28,913^th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 392,289 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Rafie are found; 44 percent are found in West Asia and 35 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 35,365^th most frequently held first name globally, held by 21,879 people.

This surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 6,177 people, or 1 in 12,430. In Iran Rafie is most prevalent in: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, where 29 percent live, Tehran Province, where 16 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 13 percent live. Beside Iran this surname occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 14 percent live and Lebanon, where 12 percent live.

Rafie Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rafie last name is chiefly Druze (84%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Rafie surname are 4.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rafie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.2% more than the national average, earning $57,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.67% more than the national average, earning $60,447 CAD per year.