Rafis Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Rafis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France781:851,573100,617
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
England231:2,422,52489,093
India231:33,350,669396,143
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Rafis (13,617) may also be a first name.

Rafis Last Name Facts

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

Rafis (Bengali: রফিস, Hindi: रफीस, Marathi: रफीस, Russian: Рафис) is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafis? popularity and diffusion

Rafis is the 1,085,744th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Rafis reside; 35 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Rafis is also the 49,640th most common first name at a global level It is held by 13,617 people.

It is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 851,573. In France it is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 81 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 3 percent are found. Excluding France Rafis exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Rafis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rafis surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafish91283/
Raffis9162/
Rafios9137/
Rafois914/
Rafeis912/
Rafise912/
Raifis912/
Rafais911/
Raafis911/
Rafuis911/
Rafi89191,869/
Rafaisz8356/
Raffish839/
Raffeis838/
Rafgais835/
Rafaish831/
Rafispp831/
Raffies831/
Raifeis831/
Raufeis830/
Rafie8018,577/
Rafai809,309/
Rafid809,261/
Raufi808,372/
Rafii806,123/
Raffi805,156/
Rafei802,922/
Refis801,344/
Rafih801,046/
Rafiy801,031/
Raafi80741/
Rafic80671/
Rafes80456/
Rafit80319/
Rafiz80289/
Rafio80265/
Rafhi80260/
Raifi80232/
Rafui80179/
Rahfi80157/
Rafoi8069/
Rafij8042/
Rafip8010/
Rafyi8010/
Rafix8010/
Rhafi806/
Reafi804/
Rapfi803/
Rawfi803/
Razfi803/
Rofis802/
Ravfi802/
Rayfi802/
Radfi802/
Rasfi801/
Rafys801/
Rafiğ801/
Ratfisch7724/
Rafisova777/
Raffai731,385/
Raafit731,282/
Reffis73617/
Raffie73583/
Rhafes73413/
Raffic73391/
Raffio73260/
Rafieh73233/
Raffii73216/
Hraifi73136/
Rafiey7397/
Raffit7369/
Rafaai7364/
Rahafi7352/
Rafees7345/
Raffei7341/
Roffis7339/
Raffid7332/
Rofais7328/
Raiffi7326/
Rafiez7325/
Raafie7320/
Raffes7318/
Roufis7318/
Rafidh7316/
Raffih7316/
Raufai7315/
Rhadfi7314/
Raufie7311/
Rafiea738/
Rafhid737/
Rafice737/
Refais736/
Rafait736/
Rafaij734/
Rafi'e734/
Reafie734/
Rafaia733/
Rashfi733/
Raifai733/
Rasfid733/
Rafaiz732/
Rafich732/
Rauffi732/
Raufui732/
Raufio732/
Rafaid732/
Raafih732/
Raphis732/
Raf'ii732/
Refiss732/
Rahfie732/
Rafihe731/
Rafioj731/
Raufiy731/
Rayfai731/
Rafije731/
Rajfes731/
Reafio731/
Ratfai731/
Rhaffi731/
Radfai731/
Rafeid731/
Rafhai731/
Rafhie731/
Raffiy731/
Raific731/
Roofis731/
Reafit731/
Rahffi731/
Rahfid731/
Raifid731/
Raifio731/
Rafffi731/
Raifie730/
Rafeus730/
Rathfisch712/
Rafa6721,983/
Rafe675,805/
Rofi675,480/
Rafy672,186/
Roffeis67141/
Reifeis67118/
Ráfi6794/
Raphais6732/
Refisch6731/
Roffies6724/
Rafieha6723/
Raiffie6714/
Rafieiy6711/
Reyfish678/
Reifisz677/
Rahfaih676/
Raafeic676/
Raffait674/
Raufaia674/
Rafj674/
Rafeesh673/
Rafa'ai673/
Rafa'ei672/
Reifish672/
Rafí672/
Raafith672/
Rashfai672/
Rahafij671/
Reifies671/
Raufich671/
Rapheis671/
Rafá671/
Rassfid671/
Rachfai671/
Raffiey671/
Roffios671/
Rófi671/
Rhaffio671/
Rasfhid671/
Rashfid671/
Rafa'ie671/
Rafaaie671/
Rafahai671/
Raffieh671/
Raffiez671/
Raffitt670/
Rodfish670/
Rehfais670/
Raiffes670/

Rafis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafis in the Bengali language
রফিসraphisa-
Rafis in the Marathi language
रफीसraphisa94.12
राफीसraphisa5.88
Rafis in the Hindi language
रफीसraphisa91.3
रफिसraphisa4.35
राफीसraphisa2.17
राफिसraphisa2.17
Rafis in the Russian language
Рафисrafis-

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