Rafir Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Rafir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India291:26,450,530346,896
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080

Rafir (97) may also be a first name.

Rafir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafir (Hindi: रफीर, Marathi: रफीर) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,943,350th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Rafir are found; 37 percent are found in South Asia and 22 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rafir is also the 962,660th most widespread given name globally, borne by 97 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 26,450,530. In India Rafir is most prevalent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 38 percent are found, Bihar, where 17 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 14 percent are found. Aside from India Rafir exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 18 percent are found and Guyana, where 13 percent are found.

Rafir Last Name Statistics demography

Rafir earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhafir91693/
Rafier9140/
Rafair916/
Rafeir911/
Razfir911/
Rafirp911/
Raffier831,686/
Rafaire832/
Radfird830/
Reafier830/
Rafer802,654/
Refir802/
Rauffier772/
Rahfierz770/
Radfirth770/
Raufer73520/
Rhefir73342/
Raffer73311/
Raifer73297/
Rafert73236/
Rhofir73215/
Rajfer7341/
Rafeer7324/
Raffre7314/
Rafreh739/
Refoir737/
Rafear737/
Rayfer737/
Ratfer734/
Reafer734/
Refier732/
Radfer732/
Raefer732/
Rofier732/
Raphir732/
Ravfer731/
Rhafer731/
Rafere731/
Rofair731/
Refair731/
Raferd730/
Rafher730/
Rashfirth710/
Rauffer6772/
Raffert6757/
Raupfer6725/
Raphair6713/
Rhoufir6713/
Raiffer6712/
Rajfert679/
Raphire678/
Reffier675/
Raufert674/
Hraifer673/
Roffier671/
Raphhir671/
Rasfher671/
Raipher671/
Raffere671/
Raeffer671/
Raufher671/
Reuffir671/
Reaffer670/
Raafert670/
Raferth670/
Raiferd670/
Radferd670/

Rafir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafir in the Marathi language
रफीरraphira-
Rafir in the Hindi language
रफीरraphira69.23
राफीरraphira15.38
रफिरraphira15.38

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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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  • 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 Rafir
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