Rafnar Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Rafnar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 15 | 1:25,339 | 1,935 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Rafnar (14) may also be a first name.
Rafnar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafnar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafnar occurs more in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafnar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Rafnar are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in Scandinavia. Rafnar is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Iceland, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 25,339. In Iceland it is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 93 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 7 percent live. Apart from Iceland it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Sweden, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hrafnar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafner | 83 | 102 | / |
| Rvanar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafanoary | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raffner | 77 | 252 | / |
| Rafiner | 77 | 78 | / |
| Ravanar | 77 | 24 | / |
| Revanar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Roafner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raufner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Reafner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rauf Anwar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rafeiner | 71 | 105 | / |
| Revanwar | 71 | 91 | / |
| Rouvanar | 71 | 24 | / |
| Rafianur | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ravanare | 71 | 10 | / |
| Rafainer | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rifanari | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ravvanar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ravniyar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Revanaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafinuri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Revanyar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ravenwar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ravinara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rauffner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ravanara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ravanyar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruvannar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rufinari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raffeiner | 67 | 718 | / |
| Rofner | 67 | 562 | / |
| Rufner | 67 | 194 | / |
| Raffainer | 67 | 129 | / |
| Ravner | 67 | 112 | / |
| Rifner | 67 | 84 | / |
| Refner | 67 | 73 | / |
| Rifainari | 67 | 51 | / |
| Rüfner | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ravanhari | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rifaiinar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Revanawar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rafiannor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ravanarao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ravaniyar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rovnar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ravenhari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rvnair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Revannaur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ravnor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ravoniary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ravanaera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhaffyner | 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 Rafnar
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