Rafiyya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Rafiyya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Rafiyya (22) may also be a first name.
Rafiyya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafiyya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafiyya is held by more people in The Maldives than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rafiyya.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiyya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rafiyya is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafiyya reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rafiyya is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 22 people.
The last name Rafiyya is most frequently held in The Maldives, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 80,834. In The Maldives Rafiyya is primarily found in: Haa Alif Atoll, where 40 percent are found, Kaafu Atoll, where 20 percent are found and Thaa Atoll, where 20 percent are found. Excluding The Maldives this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent are found and Iran, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raufiyya | 93 | 9 | / |
| Rofiyya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rafieya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rofiyyah | 80 | 15 | / |
| Rafiaa | 77 | 153 | / |
| Rafiey | 77 | 97 | / |
| Rafiye | 77 | 63 | / |
| Rafiea | 77 | 8 | / |
| Rafiua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rafiay | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rafyaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafiyeh | 71 | 85 | / |
| Rafieha | 71 | 23 | / |
| Rafiaee | 71 | 21 | / |
| Rafiaie | 71 | 20 | / |
| Rafieiy | 71 | 11 | / |
| Rafiaei | 71 | 9 | / |
| Rafiuye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rafijay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Raffiey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafyaay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raufiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafjaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rofiiyah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rafiehat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafiehah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rafiyya
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