Rafihu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rafihu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafihu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Rafihu (13) may also be a first name.

Rafihu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafihu is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rafihu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafihu? popularity and diffusion

Rafihu is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Rafihu is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Rafihu live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rafihu is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 13 people.

The last name Rafihu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Rafihu is mostly found in: Kwara, where 17 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Ondo, where 17 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafihou921/
Rafiu9145,707/
Rafiou832,865/
Raufiu8338/
Rafiue8333/
Raafiu8323/
Raifiu8321/
Raffiu837/
Rafiua835/
Rhafiu835/
Rafeiu834/
Rrafiu834/
Rafiju833/
Rafius832/
Rahfiu832/
Rafoiu832/
Rafiut831/
Rafieu831/
Rafiuh831/
Rafiud831/
Raffius7710/
Raffiou776/
Raafiut772/
Rafioou772/
Rafioiu771/
Raifiue771/
Rafiudd771/
Rafiush771/
Rafgiou771/
Raffiue771/
Raafius771/
Raifieu771/
Rafayiu771/
Rofiu73247/
Rafyu733/
Refiu733/
Rafeeu67530/
Raphiu679/
Roofiu676/
Reifiu673/
Rofius671/
Rafuyu671/
Raphiou6229/
Raphius628/
Raphaiju573/
Rafeoe50669/
Rofeeu503/

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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 Rafihu
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