Rafolo Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Rafolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394

Rafolo (12) may also be a first name.

Rafolo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rafolo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Rafolo is more commonly found in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rafolo.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafolo? popularity and diffusion

Rafolo is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Rafolo occurs mostly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Rafolo live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 96,672. In The Solomon Islands Rafolo is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 100 percent are found. Aside from The Solomon Islands Rafolo occurs in one country. It is also common in Madagascar, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafollo921/
Raffoulo862/
Reafolio861/
Raffollo860/
Rafoello860/
Refolo83468/
Rafalo8378/
Rafola836/
Rafulo835/
Rafelo835/
Rofolo831/
Rapholo771,853/
Rafallo771,576/
Rafaelo77509/
Refolio77142/
Refollo7726/
Raffalo7717/
Raffelo7717/
Roffolo772/
Refoelo772/
Rafoola771/
Rafalot771/
Raphoolo71247/
Raffaelo7154/
Rafaelou712/
Rhapholo711/
Raffallo711/
Refollio711/
Rafaëllo711/
Raphotlo711/
Refalo671,206/
Rafało67159/
Rafala67159/
Rafela6739/
Rafula6714/
Rofelo674/
Réfalo672/
Raufollah671/

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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 Rafolo
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