Rafo Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Rafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 63 | 1:510,368 | 6,383 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Armenia | 45 | 1:65,115 | 2,808 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| Iran | 35 | 1:2,193,786 | 75,524 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Peru | 22 | 1:1,444,733 | 22,095 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 1:742,240 | 12,462 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Rafo (2,305) may also be a first name.
Rafo Demographics
Average Rafo Salary in
United States
$35,184 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafo (Arabic: رفو, Hindi: रफो, Russian: Рафо) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 669,375th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Rafo live; 29 percent live in South America and 23 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 155,177th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 2,305 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 510,368. In Afghanistan Rafo is most numerous in: Paktika, where 71 percent are found, Zabul, where 17 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Afghanistan this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and Armenia, where 10 percent are found.
Rafo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rafo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rafo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rafo last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rafo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 24.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,623 per year; in United States they earn 18.46% less than the national average, earning $35,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.91% more than the national average, earning $74,979 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafo in the Hindi language | ||
| रफो | rapho | 84.62 |
| राफो | rapho | 15.38 |
| Rafo in the Russian language | ||
| Рафо | rafo | - |
| Rafo in the Arabic language | ||
| رفو | rfw | - |
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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 Rafo
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