Rafni Surname
Approximately 372 people bear this surname
Rafni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 356 | 1:371,486 | 31,844 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Rafni (815) may also be a first name.
Rafni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafni (Hindi: रफनी, Marathi: राणी) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Rafni click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 766,190th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rafni reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rafni is also the 286,313th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 815 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 356 people, or 1 in 371,486. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Sumatra, where 33 percent reside, Jakarta, where 23 percent reside and Riau, where 13 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafnid | 91 | 1 | / |
| Refni | 80 | 553 | / |
| Rafna | 80 | 58 | / |
| Rofni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rafner | 73 | 102 | / |
| Raffner | 67 | 252 | / |
| Rafenne | 67 | 16 | / |
| Rafness | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafenna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rayfene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raufner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reafner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rafienna | 62 | 369 | / |
| Raffenne | 62 | 273 | / |
| Rauffner | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rafneesh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Refne | 60 | 8 | / |
| Rofna | 60 | 3 | / |
| Rofner | 55 | 562 | / |
| Roufna | 55 | 2 | / |
| Roffna | 55 | 1 | / |
| Roofner | 50 | 167 | / |
| Reifner | 50 | 66 | / |
| Roffner | 50 | 15 | / |
| Roffnay | 50 | 0 | / |
| Roufner | 50 | 0 | / |
| Raiphny | 50 | 0 | / |
Rafni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafni in the Hindi language | ||
| रफनी | raphani | - |
| Rafni in the Marathi language | ||
| राणी | rani | - |
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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
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- 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 Rafni
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