Rafiean Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Rafiean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 49 | 1:1,566,990 | 61,347 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rafiean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafiean Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafiean occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiean? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rafiean is the 2,746,821st most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Rafiean live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The last name Rafiean is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,566,990. In Iran it is most frequent in: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, where 33 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Iran this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Rafiean
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