Rafifa Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Rafifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Rafifa (80) may also be a first name.
Rafifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafifa (Hindi: रफीफा) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rafifa is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafifa are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rafifa is also the 1,075,395th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 80 people.
The surname Rafifa is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 3,889,682. In Indonesia Rafifa is mostly found in: North Sumatra, where 97 percent reside and West Java, where 3 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafifa in the Hindi language | ||
| रफीफा | raphipha | 50 |
| रफीफ | raphipha | 25 |
| रफिफा | raphipha | 25 |
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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 Rafifa
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