Rafo Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Rafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan631:510,3686,383
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Armenia451:65,1152,808
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Iran351:2,193,78675,524
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Sweden161:615,42245,338
India151:51,137,692512,385
Azerbaijan131:742,24012,462
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
England21:27,859,030389,889
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Rafo (2,305) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffo899,050/
Rafoi8969/
Rafou8962/
Rafos8956/
Rafot8928/
Rafoo8926/
Rafoa8919/
Raifo897/
Raufo896/
Rafod894/
Rafuo892/
Rafoss80334/
Rafood8055/
Rafout8042/
Raffos8015/
Rayfod808/
Rafosh807/
Rafoud807/
Raiffo806/
Radfod804/
Raifod804/
Rafois804/
Raffou803/
Rafooz802/
Rafhod801/
Ratfod801/
Raifou801/
Raffoy801/
Rafoux801/
Rauffo801/
Rafa7521,983/
Refo751,227/
Rofo7571/
Rafá751/
Raffoux73533/
Ratfoot739/
Rahfoth733/
Ratfhod732/
Raafouz731/
Razfosh731/
Radfoot730/
Rhafoot730/
Rayfoot730/
Rayfott730/
Rafat6737,434/
Raffa679,623/
Rafaa672,599/
Rafah671,031/
Reffo671,014/
Roffo67390/
Raafa67217/
Rafas67174/
Raufa67165/
Raifa67110/
Rafaz6796/
Rafad6790/
Refoy6774/
Rahvo6755/
Rafau6753/
Rafeu6726/
Rafha6719/
Rasfa6718/
Rofoo6718/
Rafaï6718/
Rafás6716/
Reefo6715/
Rofoi6713/
Rafač6711/
Rapho6710/
Rofou6710/
Hrafa6710/
Rofot677/
Rahfa676/
Răfoi675/
Rawfa675/
Razfa675/
Refou673/
Rofos673/
Rafáč673/
Rathfoot672/
Rosfo672/
Rafap672/
Refoh672/
Rafàs672/
Rhafa672/
Ravfa671/
Rayfa671/
Roofo671/
Rofod671/
Rofuo671/
Roufo671/
Rafáh671/
Raefa671/
Raufâ671/
Radfa671/
Rafaâ671/
Rafaå671/
Rofoj671/
Ruifo671/
Rapfa671/
Refoo671/
Repfo670/
Rashfoot670/
Readfoot670/

Rafo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafo in the Hindi language
रफोrapho84.62
राफोrapho15.38
Rafo in the Russian language
Рафоrafo-
Rafo in the Arabic language
رفوrfw-

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