Rafit Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Rafit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 126 | 1:1,049,597 | 76,344 |
| Malaysia | 71 | 1:415,412 | 21,545 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Rafit (2,925) may also be a first name.
Rafit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafit (Arabic: ريفد, Bengali: রফিত, Hindi: रफीत, Marathi: रफीत, Oriya: ରଫିତ, Russian: Рафит) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafit? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 855,216th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name Rafit is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Rafit live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rafit is also the 134,214th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 2,925 people.
The surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 1,049,597. In Indonesia Rafit is most common in: Riau Islands, where 67 percent are found, North Maluku, where 10 percent are found and Jambi, where 8 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 22 percent are found and India, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafit in the Marathi language | ||
| रफीत | raphita | 81.82 |
| रािफत | raiphata | 18.18 |
| Rafit in the Bengali language | ||
| রফিত | raphita | 66.67 |
| রফিট | raphita | 33.33 |
| Rafit in the Hindi language | ||
| रफीत | raphita | 60 |
| रफित | raphita | 20 |
| राफित | raphita | 20 |
| Rafit in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଫିତ | raphita | 50 |
| ରଫିତ୍ | raphit | 33.33 |
| ରାଫିତ୍ | raphit | 8.33 |
| ରାଫିତ | raphita | 8.33 |
| Rafit in the Russian language | ||
| Рафит | rafit | - |
| Rafit in the Arabic language | ||
| ريفد | ryfd | - |
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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 Rafit
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