Rafiri Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Rafiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 95 | 1:21,395 | 4,436 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Rafiri (24) may also be a first name.
Rafiri Demographics
Average Rafiri Salary in
South Africa
R 237,240
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Rafiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafiri is most common in Lesotho. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiri? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,785,358th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Rafiri is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Rafiri reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rafiri is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 24 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 21,395. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 83 percent reside, Maseru District, where 8 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 6 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Rafiri Last Name Statistics demography
Rafiri earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning R 237,240 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhafiri | 92 | 345 | / |
| Rafitri | 92 | 10 | / |
| Rafirri | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafairi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafithri | 86 | 9 | / |
| Rafira | 83 | 218 | / |
| Raferi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rafuri | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rafiry | 83 | 2 | / |
| Refiri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raphiri | 77 | 2,224 | / |
| Rafirez | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rafaire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rafiraj | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rayferi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafiree | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rofirio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rhoufiri | 71 | 170 | / |
| Rhaphiri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rotphairi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Rafera | 67 | 22 | / |
| Raiphairi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Roferi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhoufairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raffiraja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rodphairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajphirit | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rafiri
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