Rafiou Surname
Approximately 2,865 people bear this surname
Rafiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Niger | 835 | 1:22,984 | 1,390 |
| Benin | 547 | 1:18,895 | 2,528 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Comoros | 4 | 1:187,381 | 421 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Rafiou (9,447) may also be a first name.
Rafiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafiou occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 153,449th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,543,646 people. Rafiou is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rafiou are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Rafiou is also the 63,661st most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 9,447 people.
Rafiou is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Outside of Ethiopia it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 29 percent are found and Benin, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raffiou | 92 | 6 | / |
| Rafioou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Rafioiu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafihou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafgiou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafiu | 91 | 45,707 | / |
| Raufiu | 83 | 38 | / |
| Rafiue | 83 | 33 | / |
| Raafiu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Raifiu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Raffiu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rafihu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rhafiu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rafiua | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rafeiu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Rrafiu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Rafiju | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rafius | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rahfiu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rafoiu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rafieu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafiut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafiud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafiuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raphiou | 77 | 29 | / |
| Raffius | 77 | 10 | / |
| Raafiut | 77 | 2 | / |
| Raffiue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafayiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raifieu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raifiue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafiush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafiudd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raafius | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rofiu | 73 | 247 | / |
| Rafyu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rafeoe | 67 | 669 | / |
| Rafeeu | 67 | 530 | / |
| Raphiu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Roofiu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Reifiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rafuyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raphius | 62 | 8 | / |
| Raphaiju | 57 | 3 | / |
| Rofeeu | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Rafiou
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