Rafiyatou Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Rafiyatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafiyatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Niger31:6,397,33978,839

Rafiyatou (162) may also be a first name.

Rafiyatou Last Name Facts

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

Rafiyatou is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafiyatou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rafiyatou are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 720,105th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 162 people.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: North Region, where 79 percent reside, Far North Region, where 10 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafiyatu9412/
Raffayatou841/
Rofiyatu823/
Rafaitou821/
Rafaeta6329/
Rofaito631/
Rafoutu631/
Rafieta631/
Raffaeta59270/
Raffaetà594/
Rafeethu594/
Raffaetta5632/
Raphaitoph531/
Rafeeta504/

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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 Rafiyatou
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