Rafiki Surname

44,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Rafiki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafiki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda5,5811:2,036486
DR Congo2,8661:25,7783,237
Morocco2,2491:15,3302,288
Indonesia3731:354,55530,622
Tanzania2021:262,08720,938
Uganda1751:223,08217,283
France1661:400,13758,863
India471:16,320,540259,912
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Rafiki (6,881) may also be a first name.

Rafiki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafiki (Hindi: रफीकी, Marathi: रािफकी, Russian: Рафики) is found in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Rafiki click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafiki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rafiki is the 44,251st most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 620,904 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Rafiki live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 78,470th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 6,881 people.

This surname is most numerous in Rwanda, where it is borne by 5,581 people, or 1 in 2,036. Barring Rwanda it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Morocco, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raficki925/
Rafikhi923/
Rafikie923/
Raffiki922/
Rafiski922/
Rafaiki921/
Rafikui921/
Rafikiy921/
Rafaiski867/
Rafika833,465/
Rafiqi833,076/
Rofiki83886/
Rafiky83538/
Rafike8346/
Refiki8325/
Rafeki831/
Rafuki831/
Rafiqui77415/
Rafikha7760/
Rafieqi7732/
Rofikhi7716/
Radfiqi7714/
Reficki7713/
Raufiqi7712/
Rafiqie777/
Raffika776/
Raffiqi776/
Rafhika775/
Rafukiy772/
Rafikaa771/
Rafikay771/
Rafikoa771/
Raphiki771/
Rafeski771/
Rafiqei771/
Rohfiki771/
Rafiqhi771/
Rohfikki7110/
Rashfiqi719/
Rafiquie719/
Rafiquei712/
Rafikkha712/
Raffiqui712/
Rafitkes711/
Reificki711/
Rafikepp711/
Rafiqe674,292/
Rofiqi671,703/
Rofika67881/
Rofiky6721/
Rafica6717/
Rafeka6711/
Rafice677/
Rafiqy672/
Rafajskis671/
Rofeki671/
Rofike671/

Rafiki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafiki in the Marathi language
रािफकीraiphaki-
Rafiki in the Hindi language
रफीकीraphiki85.71
रफीकिraphiki5.71
रफ़ीकीrafiki5.71
रफिकीraphiki2.86
Rafiki in the Russian language
Рафикиrafiki-

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