Rafii Surname

79,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Rafii Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafii Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2,3171:14,8802,206
Indonesia2,0341:65,0197,062
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Tanzania2301:230,18119,019
Iran1031:745,46138,299
Malaysia1001:294,94216,171
France801:830,28498,964
Afghanistan331:974,3399,366
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Azerbaijan221:438,5968,841
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Sweden101:984,67673,605
India101:76,706,538639,611
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Rafii (4,974) may also be a first name.

Rafii Last Name Facts

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

Rafii (Arabic: رافعى, Hindi: रफीइ, Russian: Рафии) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafii? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 79,635th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,190,192 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Rafii live; 46 percent live in North Africa and 38 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 96,528th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 4,974 people.

The surname is most common in Morocco, where it is held by 2,317 people, or 1 in 14,880. Not including Morocco this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.

Rafii Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rafii surname are 6.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rafii earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 164.85% more than the national average, earning 916,610 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.7% more than the national average, earning $57,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.74% more than the national average, earning $68,433 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffii91216/
Raf'ii912/
Rafi89191,869/
Rafieiy8311/
Rafie8018,577/
Rofii809,905/
Rafai809,309/
Rafid809,261/
Raufi808,372/
Raffi805,156/
Rafei802,922/
Rafih801,046/
Rafiy801,031/
Raafi80741/
Rafit80319/
Rafiz80289/
Rafio80265/
Rafhi80260/
Raifi80232/
Rafis80227/
Rafui80179/
Rahfi80157/
Rafoi8069/
Rafij8042/
Rafip8010/
Rafyi8010/
Rhafi806/
Reafi804/
Rapfi803/
Rawfi803/
Razfi803/
Ravfi802/
Rayfi802/
Radfi802/
Rasfi801/
Rafiğ801/
Raffai731,385/
Raafit731,282/
Raffie73583/
Rafish73283/
Raffio73260/
Rafieh73233/
Hraifi73136/
Rafiey7397/
Raffit7369/
Rafaai7364/
Raffis7362/
Rahafi7352/
Raffei7341/
Raffid7332/
Raiffi7326/
Roffii7322/
Ropfii7321/
Raafie7320/
Rafidh7316/
Raffih7316/
Raufai7315/
Rhadfi7314/
Roofii7312/
Raufie7311/
Rhofii739/
Rafiea738/
Rafhid737/
Rafait736/
Rafaij734/
Rafois734/
Rafi'e734/
Reafie734/
Rafaia733/
Rashfi733/
Raifai733/
Rasfid733/
Rafeis732/
Rafaiz732/
Rafich732/
Rauffi732/
Raufui732/
Raufio732/
Raifis732/
Rafaid732/
Raafih732/
Rahfie732/
Rafais731/
Rafihe731/
Rafioj731/
Raiphi731/
Raufiy731/
Rayfai731/
Rafije731/
Raafis731/
Reafio731/
Ratfai731/
Rhaffi731/
Radfai731/
Rafeid731/
Rafhai731/
Rafhie731/
Raffiy731/
Rafuis731/
Reafit731/
Rahffi731/
Rahfid731/
Raifid731/
Raifio731/
Rafffi731/
Raifie730/
Rafa6721,983/
Rafe675,805/
Rofi675,480/
Rafy672,186/
Ráfi6794/
Rafaisz6756/
Rafieha6723/
Raiffie6714/
Raffish679/
Raffeis678/
Rahfaih676/
Raffait674/
Raufaia674/
Rafj674/
Rafa'ai673/
Rafa'ei672/
Rafí672/
Raafith672/
Rashfai672/
Rahafij671/
Rafaish671/
Rafispp671/
Raufich671/
Rafá671/
Raifeis671/
Rassfid671/
Rachfai671/
Raffiey671/
Rófi671/
Rhaffio671/
Rasfhid671/
Rashfid671/
Rafa'ie671/
Rafaaie671/
Rafahai671/
Raffieh671/
Raffitt670/
Raufeis670/

Rafii Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafii in the Hindi language
रफीइraphi'i75
रफीिraphii25
Rafii in the Russian language
Рафииrafii-
Rafii in the Arabic language
رافعىrafy-
الرافعيalrafy-
رافعيrafy-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafii
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