Rafita Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Rafita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3841:344,39929,877
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Rafita (1,198) may also be a first name.

Rafita Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafita (Hindi: रफीता, Marathi: रफीता, Oriya: ରଫିତା) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rafita.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafita? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 723,769th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,128,224 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Rafita reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 228,921st most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,198 people.

The surname Rafita is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 384 people, or 1 in 344,399. In Indonesia Rafita is primarily found in: Jakarta, where 25 percent are found, South Sumatra, where 16 percent are found and East Java, where 13 percent are found. Not including Indonesia Rafita exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafista923/
Rafitah922/
Rafieta921/
Rafitha921/
Raffita920/
Rofita83424/
Refita83193/
Rafiti8328/
Rafeta836/
Rafito832/
Rafity831/
Raffiotta80101/
Rosfita77102/
Refitaj7779/
Raphita7731/
Raffiti777/
Rofitah776/
Rohfita774/
Rafeeta774/
Rafieti772/
Rafutha772/
Rafaity771/
Rafesta771/
Rafiter771/
Rafitis771/
Rafitto771/
Rafetta771/
Rafithi771/
Raffity770/
Raffetta718/
Roehfita717/
Refitaha711/
Rafaitou711/
Rafeetha711/
Raffeity711/
Raffitto710/
Raffiety710/
Rofeta67117/
Rafeti6723/
Rafety677/
Raiphutta674/
Raiphutha672/
Rofiti671/
Rafete671/
Refuta671/
Rashfitti671/
Raffeetaj671/

Rafita Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafita in the Oriya language
ରଫିତାraphita-
Rafita in the Marathi language
रफीताraphita-
Rafita in the Hindi language
रफीताraphita66.67
राफिताraphita22.22
रफिताraphita11.11

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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
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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 Rafita
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