Rafky Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Rafky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon271:208,7818,577
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Rafky (185) may also be a first name.

Rafky Last Name Facts

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

Rafky has its highest incidence in Lebanon. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafky? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Rafky is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Rafky are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 57 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 669,105th most commonly used first name globally, held by 185 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Lebanon, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 208,781. In Lebanon it is primarily found in: North Governorate, where 96 percent reside and Beqaa Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Lebanon it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Israel, where 14 percent reside.

Rafky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rafky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rafky last name declined 38 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Sunni (93%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Rafky last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Rafky earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafkey910/
Refky80894/
Rafki80684/
Rafka80112/
Rafke8018/
Rabky804/
Raffke7340/
Roefky7314/
Rafkis7313/
Ravkys735/
Raffki734/
Reffky731/
Rawkyi731/
Rabkhy731/
Rafkhi731/
Rafkha731/
Raffka731/
Rajfki731/
Raafkes6726/
Raevkiy672/

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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 Rafky
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