Rafiee Surname

7,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rafiee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafiee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran78,7721:975122
Malaysia2751:107,2527,246
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia381:710,41347,396
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Austria231:370,23639,193
England231:2,422,52489,093
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Rafiee (1,368) may also be a first name.

Rafiee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rafiee Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rafiee (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺍﻓﻊ) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafiee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,138th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 91,615 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rafiee live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 211,812th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 1,368 people.

The surname Rafiee is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 78,772 people, or 1 in 975. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 14 percent live and Fars Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Iran this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Rafiee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rafiee last name are 9.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rafiee earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $60,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.65% less than the national average, earning $37,933 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rafiee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafiee in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﺍﻓﻊraf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafiee
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