Rafija Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Rafija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Rafija (4,797) may also be a first name.
Rafija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafija (Bengali: রফিজা, Hindi: रफीजा, Marathi: रफीजा, Oriya: ରଫିଜା) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafija? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,485,539th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Rafija occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafija live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rafija is also the 98,715th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 4,797 people.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 37 percent reside, Bihar, where 26 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 19 percent reside. Barring India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafija in the Bengali language | ||
| রফিজা | raphija | - |
| Rafija in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଫିଜା | raphija | - |
| Rafija in the Marathi language | ||
| रफीजा | raphija | - |
| Rafija in the Hindi language | ||
| रफीजा | raphija | 85.71 |
| रफिजा | raphija | 10.2 |
| राफिजा | raphija | 2.04 |
| राफीजा | raphija | 2.04 |
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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 Rafija
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