Rafieh Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Rafieh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 220 | 1:349,011 | 23,365 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Rafieh (4,047) may also be a first name.
Rafieh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafieh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafieh (Arabic: رافعيه) is found most frequently in Iran. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rafieh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafieh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,067,497th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafieh reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 109,603rd most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 4,047 people.
It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 349,011. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent reside, Markazi Province, where 17 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 9 percent reside. Not including Iran this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 3 percent reside and Jordan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafieh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafieh in the Arabic language | ||
| رافعيه | rafyh | - |
| رفعيه | rfyh | - |
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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
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- 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 Rafieh
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