Rafira Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Rafira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2151:93,38510,750
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Rafira (111) may also be a first name.

Rafira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafira (Hindi: राफिरा) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rafira is the 1,115,011th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Rafira are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 890,531st most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 111 people.

The last name is most widely held in Romania, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 93,385. In Romania Rafira is most common in: Galați County, where 30 percent reside, Prahova County, where 28 percent reside and Ilfov County, where 27 percent reside. Beside Romania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafitra926/
Rafiraj922/
Rafirad921/
Rafiri83106/
Rafera8322/
Rafiry832/
Refira831/
Raffiraja801/
Rhafiri77345/
Rafeiro77176/
Rajfura77132/
Raifura7710/
Rafitri7710/
Rafirez773/
Rafaire772/
Raphira772/
Rafirri771/
Rafairi771/
Rafiree771/
Rafetra771/
Rhafiro771/
Ravirah771/
Rafiroo771/
Rafiero771/
Raferza771/
Rafirooz7112/
Rafithri719/
Raphirat711/
Rafferay711/
Ra'afera711/
Rafero6717/
Raferi675/
Raphairah673/
Rafery671/
Rafere671/

Rafira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafira in the Hindi language
राफिराraphira-

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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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  • 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 Rafira
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