Rafka Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Rafka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland581:655,32357,058
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rafka (917) may also be a first name.

Rafka Last Name Facts

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

Rafka (Arabic: رفقا, Hindi: रफका) is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Rafka live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 267,635th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 917 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 655,323. Outside of Poland this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Rafka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rafka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rafka last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Rafka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.04% less than the national average, earning $39,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafkah916/
Rafkha911/
Raffka911/
Rafki80684/
Refka80192/
Rafqa80154/
Rafko8090/
Rawka8080/
Rafky8051/
Ravka8051/
Rofka8028/
Rafke8018/
Rafca805/
Rafqat73709/
Raffke7340/
Hrabka7315/
Rafkis7313/
Roufka739/
Reifka735/
Raffki734/
Roffka734/
Rabkai732/
Rajfki731/
Rafkoo731/
Rabcka731/
Refkah731/
Rafkhi731/
Rafkey730/
Raafkes6726/
Rawkhah6718/
Rafquat675/
Raffcat671/
Roshfka671/

Rafka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafka in the Hindi language
रफकाraphaka-
Rafka in the Arabic language
رفقاrfqa-

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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 Rafka
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