Rafiua Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Rafiua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Rafiua (6) may also be a first name.
Rafiua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafiua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafiua is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Rafiua are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rafiua is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 6 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 75 percent reside and Oyo, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.
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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
- 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 Rafiua
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