Rafisa Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rafisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rafisa (951) may also be a first name.

Rafisa Last Name Facts

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

Rafisa (Hindi: रफीसा, Marathi: रफीसा, Russian: Рафиса) is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rafisa is the 1,581,912th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Rafisa reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 261,963rd most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 951 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 652,743. In South Africa Rafisa is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 43 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 37 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Rafisa Last Name Statistics demography

Rafisa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.87% less than the national average, earning R 97,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhafisa927/
Rafisha923/
Rafhisa921/
Rafishah864/
Raffissa861/
Rafishaz861/
Refisa831,288/
Rafiza83943/
Rafisi8362/
Rofisa8344/
Rafiso8340/
Rafija8332/
Rafica8317/
Rafise832/
Rafusa832/
Rafesa832/
Rafizad7796/
Rafusah7784/
Refissa7751/
Rofisah7714/
Rafioza7713/
Rafesca777/
Ravisah773/
Rafijay773/
Rafeesa772/
Raffysa771/
Raffiza771/
Rafiszi771/
Rhafiso771/
Rafugia771/
Raficha771/
Raphisa771/
Raffesca719/
Raufizad716/
Ravishah712/
Rafisher712/
Raveisah711/
Rofaisah711/
Ravisahu711/
Rafeza67995/
Rafuza67673/
Rafeja67373/
Rafeca67144/
Rafizi6772/
Rafezi6721/
Rofiza6713/
Refiza6712/
Rofica678/
Rafice677/
Rafico676/
Rofisi674/
Refesa674/
Raufeiser672/
Rafizy672/
Rafizo671/
Rafize671/
Refiso671/
Rafici671/
Rafeso671/

Rafisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafisa in the Marathi language
रफीसाraphisa-
Rafisa in the Hindi language
रफीसाraphisa92.86
रफिसाraphisa7.14
Rafisa in the Russian language
Рафисаrafisa-

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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 Rafisa
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