Rafiyal Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Rafiyal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafiyal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Rafiyal (40) may also be a first name.

Rafiyal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafiyal (Hindi: रफियल, Marathi: रफीयल) is found most in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rafiyal.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafiyal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafiyal are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 40 people.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Rafiyal is most numerous in: Bihar, where 33 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 33 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent reside. Apart from India this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raifiyal9311/
Rafayal86108/
Refiyal8634/
Rafijal8624/
Rofiyal861/
Rafeial861/
Rafael77188,937/
Rafeal771,206/
Rafail771,072/
Rafiel7797/
Rafaul7726/
Rafayl7711/
Rafeil778/
Rafuil771/
Rafaile71534/
Raffael71530/
Rafayle7197/
Rafaiel7191/
Rafhael7164/
Rafayel7146/
Rayfiel7135/
Rafaell7126/
Raffail7124/
Rafault7123/
Rafaill7117/
Rafheal7111/
Raufail718/
Refiyel714/
Rafaail712/
Rafeuil712/
Rapfael712/
Raefail711/
Raffaul711/
Raifail711/
Reafael711/
Raufael711/
Rhafael711/
Raafael711/
Rrafael711/
Raffiel711/
Refayal711/
Raifuil711/
Rafajul711/
Raffeal711/
Raffault67492/
Raffaell6732/
Raffeale677/
Raphieal677/
Raphayal675/
Rayfeild673/
Raffayel672/
Raphaial671/
Rapfhael671/
Rafaiell671/
Rafhayel671/
Raipheal671/
Rafpheal671/
Raiphael671/
Raphiyel671/
Rafaiele671/
Rafaitel671/
Rafayele671/
Rafhaiel671/
D'Rafael671/

Rafiyal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafiyal in the Hindi language
रफियलraphiyala-
Rafiyal in the Marathi language
रफीयलraphiyala72.73
रिफयलriphayala18.18
राफीयलraphiyala9.09

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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 Rafiyal
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