Rafiu Surname
Approximately 45,707 people bear this surname
Rafiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44,877 | 1:3,947 | 521 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Maldives | 126 | 1:3,208 | 320 |
| Indonesia | 109 | 1:1,213,295 | 85,606 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Rafiu (51,621) may also be a first name.
Rafiu Demographics
Average Rafiu Salary in
United States
$31,472 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rafiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafiu (Dhivehi: ރާފިޢ, Hindi: रफीउ, Marathi: रफीऊ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rafiu.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiu? popularity and diffusion
Rafiu is the 12,291st most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 159,440 people. Rafiu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rafiu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rafiu is also the 18,003rd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 51,621 people.
The last name Rafiu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 44,877 people, or 1 in 3,947. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 39 percent are found, Lagos, where 20 percent are found and Osun, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and The Maldives, where 0 percent are found.
Rafiu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (85%) in Nigeria.
Rafiu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.06% less than the national average, earning $31,472 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafiou | 91 | 2,865 | / |
| Raufiu | 91 | 38 | / |
| Rafiue | 91 | 33 | / |
| Raafiu | 91 | 23 | / |
| Raifiu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Rafihu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Raffiu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Rhafiu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Rafiua | 91 | 5 | / |
| Rafeiu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Rrafiu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Rafiju | 91 | 3 | / |
| Rafoiu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rafius | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rahfiu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rafiud | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rafiut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rafieu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rafiuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Raffius | 83 | 10 | / |
| Raffiou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Raafiut | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rafioou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rafihou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raifiue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafiush | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafioiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafiudd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafgiou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raffiue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raafius | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raifieu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafayiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rofiu | 80 | 247 | / |
| Rafyu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Refiu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rafeeu | 73 | 530 | / |
| Raphiu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Roofiu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Reifiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rofius | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafuyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raphiou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Raphius | 67 | 8 | / |
| Raphaiju | 62 | 3 | / |
| Rafeoe | 55 | 669 | / |
| Rofeeu | 55 | 3 | / |
Rafiu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafiu in the Marathi language | ||
| रफीऊ | raphi'u | - |
| Rafiu in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ރާފިޢ | rafi | - |
| Rafiu in the Hindi language | ||
| रफीउ | raphi'u | 91.67 |
| रफीऊ | raphi'u | 8.33 |
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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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- 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 Rafiu
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