Rafoa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Rafoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Rafoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafoa is found most in Iran. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafoa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rafoa is the 4,532,898th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Rafoa reside; 68 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 5,906,348. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 92 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.
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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 Rafoa
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