Rafima Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Rafima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884

Rafima (107) may also be a first name.

Rafima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafima (Hindi: रफीमा, Marathi: रफीमा) is found most frequently in India. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Rafima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafima live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 910,230th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 107 people.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent live, Kerala, where 25 percent live and Telangana, where 25 percent live. Excluding India this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafuma83155/
Rafimi831/
Rafuuma771/
Rofimgah7127/
Raphimay713/
Raafumaa712/
Raffaimi711/
Ratphimai67159/
Raiphimai67124/
Rofimi675/
Raphaimah674/
Raphaimad673/
Rofuma671/
Rauphimay671/
Rafemiy621/
Raphaime5716/
Raphaimo571/
Raphaimoh531/
Raphaimeh531/
Roofimuizz5077/

Rafima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafima in the Marathi language
रफीमाraphima-
Rafima in the Hindi language
रफीमाraphima60
राफिमाraphima20
रफिमाraphima20

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rafima
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