Rafighi Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rafighi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafighi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Rafighi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafighi is found most frequently in Iran. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Rafighi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafighi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rafighi is the 2,506,728th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Rafighi are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 2,476,856. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 48 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 23 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 19 percent are found. Not including Iran this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Rafighi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rafighi earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.58% less than the national average, earning $38,959 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafigha8619/
Rafeghi861/
Rafigui861/
Raffigui801/
Rafiga773/
Rafeghe711/
Rafegha711/
Rayfigest638/
Rofiger5716/
Rafeega5714/
Rodfigez532/
Roufaiga531/
Roofiger531/
Rajfeger531/
Rodfiguez506/
Rodfigues502/
Reiffiger501/

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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 Rafighi
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