Rafiyatou Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Rafiyatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
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
The surname Rafiyatou is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiyatou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rafiyatou is the 3,017,195th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rafiyatou live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 720,105th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held 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 mostly found in: North Region, where 79 percent reside, Far North Region, where 10 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 8 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Rafiyatou is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 7 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 Rafiyatou
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