Rafle Surname

368,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Rafle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia8821:15,252975
United States431:8,429,278367,833
France261:2,554,720189,486
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Räfle (20) & Raflé (9) are calculated separately.

Rafle (255) may also be a first name.

Rafle Last Name Facts

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

Rafle (Hindi: रफले) occurs in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Räfle or Raflé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafle? popularity and diffusion

Rafle is the 368,594th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,466,748 people. Rafle is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Rafle live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Rafle is also the 557,860th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 255 people.

The surname Rafle is most widely held in Somalia, where it is carried by 882 people, or 1 in 15,252. Beside Somalia Rafle occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Rafle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rafle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rafle last name expanded 2,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rafle last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

Rafle earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.78% more than the national average, earning $43,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Räfle9320/
Raflé939/
Raffle91767/
Rafles91390/
Rafele91105/
Rafler9150/
Raflee9123/
Raflie919/
Rafile918/
Rafley914/
Raflei912/
Raefle911/
Raflez911/
Raffler831,128/
Rafaile83534/
Raffles83339/
Rafayle8397/
Rauflet8388/
Raffele8384/
Raffile8366/
Reafler8329/
Rafflee8311/
Raflesz835/
Raeffle832/
Raifler832/
Rasfler831/
Rafelle831/
Rhafles831/
Rafille831/
Raffley831/
Rafla803,611/
Rafli801,898/
Rafly80288/
Refle80184/
Rofle803/
Rafaelle77100/
Raufflet7777/
Raffeale777/
Rafielle773/
Raffelle772/
Raffille771/
Rafeal731,206/
Rafail731,072/
Raflis73318/
Reffle73155/
Rhafli73136/
Raphle73125/
Räffle7362/
Roffle7355/
Raffli7335/
Rofler7325/
Röfler7316/
Reifle7311/
Rafayl7311/
Rafhel739/
Räfler739/
Rafeil738/
Refleh735/
Roflee735/
Refley734/
Rofles733/
Raflli732/
Rafeul731/
Raffly731/
Raflia731/
Raffla731/
Rafuil731/
Refleu731/
Reflie731/
Rafflé731/
Reflee731/
Raflys731/
Reufle730/
Reafla730/
Raffaelle7167/
Rhafaelle712/
Rapfaelle711/
Roffler67749/
Reifler67685/
Rouffle6767/
Rafelli6747/
Rafella6735/
Räffler6730/
Raffail6724/
Rafaill6717/
Roufley6714/
Rafheal6711/
Röffler6710/
Raufail678/
Raphile678/
Rafflis677/
Refelle675/
Raphele674/
Rohfles673/
Reafhel673/
Raffaellee673/
Rafaail672/
Rafehel672/
Raifeli671/
Raifuil671/
Rofaile671/
Raffeal671/
Rafelly671/
Raphlle671/
Raifail671/
Rachfleisz671/
Roufler671/
Rouflet671/
Raifely671/
Rafilla671/
Rofflie671/
Reffley670/
Roeffle670/
Reefley670/
Raphlge670/

Rafle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafle in the Hindi language
रफलेraphale-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafle
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