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

The last name Rafis (Bengali: রফিস, Hindi: रफीस, Marathi: रफीस, Russian: Рафис) is found most in France. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,085,744th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Rafis live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Rafis is also the 49,640th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 13,617 people.

This last name is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 851,573. In France Rafis is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 81 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent live and Île-de-France, where 3 percent live. Beside France this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Rafis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rafis last name is principally 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-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Rafis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis