Rafila Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Romania

Rafila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
Romania741:271,32325,089
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
India221:34,866,608408,224
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Rafila (1,348) may also be a first name.

Rafila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafila (Hindi: रफीला, Marathi: रफीला) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafila? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,022,958th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The last name Rafila is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Rafila live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rafila is also the 213,757th most widespread first name in the world, held by 1,348 people.

The surname Rafila is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 1,335,850. In Indonesia Rafila is most common in: West Java, where 62 percent are found, East Java, where 37 percent are found and Aceh, where 1 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafaila921,154/
Rafiola9292/
Rafilia9224/
Rafilah924/
Rafiela924/
Rafilas921/
Raffaila864/
Raffilah861/
Rafailia861/
Rafailya861/
Rafili83297/
Rafela8339/
Rofila8336/
Rafula8314/
Rafilo8314/
Rafile838/
Refila836/
Rafily834/
Rafyla832/
Rafaillat801/
Rafaile77534/
Rafayla77306/
Rafailă7797/
Rofilah7793/
Rafuela7787/
Raffile7766/
Refuila7740/
Rafelia7730/
Rafailo7721/
Raphila7720/
Rafaili7712/
Rafulea779/
Rofilia776/
Rafeela774/
Rofaila772/
Rhafula772/
Rafeala772/
Raffela772/
Rafeula771/
Refilia771/
Raffili771/
Rafeilo771/
Rafhela771/
Rafiely771/
Rasfilo771/
Rafiles771/
Raffily770/
Rafailes71244/
Ratphila71149/
Rafhelia7124/
Rafailou715/
Raffiolo714/
Rafullah714/
Raffiled711/
Rayfiled711/
Rafailis711/
Rapheila711/
Raiphila711/
Raphailay67315/
Rafeli67141/
Rafele67105/
Raufullah6731/
Refilo6729/
Refela6710/
Rafeullah678/
Rofili676/
Rafulo675/
Rafelo675/
Rofela675/
Rofilo674/
Rafely673/
Rafaillot672/
Raffailli672/
Rafailych672/
Raifullah671/
Rafailleo671/

Rafila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafila in the Marathi language
रफीलाraphila-
Rafila in the Hindi language
रफीलाraphila90.67
रफिलाraphila6.67
राफिलाraphila1.33

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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 Rafila
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