Rafiev Surname

90,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tajikistan
Highest density in:
Tajikistan

Rafiev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafiev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tajikistan4,5611:1,839378
Russia3761:383,30637,322
Azerbaijan921:104,8823,562
Uzbekistan871:355,5079,237
Bulgaria821:85,1095,261
Kyrgyzstan431:138,89915,313
Kazakhstan421:421,01232,439
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Moldova41:890,34246,069
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Rafiev Last Name Facts

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

Rafiev (Russian: Рафиев) occurs in Tajikistan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafiev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rafiev is the 90,361st most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,373,713 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Rafiev reside; 89 percent reside in Central Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tajikistan, where it is carried by 4,561 people, or 1 in 1,839. Barring Tajikistan Rafiev is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 2 percent live.

Rafiev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (96%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Tajikistan.

In The United States Rafiev are 4.83% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 41.94% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafiyev923,310/
Rafijev921/
Rafiv917/
Rafijeva862/
Rafieyev861/
Rafaiyev861/
Rofiev832,096/
Rafeev8394/
Rafyev8322/
Refiev8315/
Rafaev8311/
Rafiyv832/
Rafief832/
Rafeva831/
Rafiov831/
Rofiyev7787/
Hrafeev7710/
Rafayev7710/
Rafiyeb776/
Raufaev771/
Raifyev771/
Rafif73386/
Rafef7368/
Rafib7331/
Rafiw738/
Rafew738/
Refev731/
Rafieeif71528/
Rafayeva7116/
Rafaiova715/
Rafeyeva712/
Rofeev6758/
Rafiib6722/
Rafeew6714/
Rafeef6711/
Raffaiova674/
Rafeeb672/
Rafaif671/
Refief671/
Rafiif671/
Raffef671/
Raffif671/
Raphiv671/
Raafif671/
Rafaef671/
Rafifz671/
Rafews670/

Rafiev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafiev in the Russian language
Рафиевrafiev-

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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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  • 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 Rafiev
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