Rafols Surname

52,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Rafols Surname User-submission:

The Rafols surname comes from the surname Rafol.

Rafols Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7,7731:13,0241,363
Spain9311:50,2174,708
Puerto Rico4021:8,831471
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
Mexico521:2,387,04220,469
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Chile231:765,93416,989
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
France121:5,535,227269,324
Finland91:610,74534,002
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Ràfols (40) are calculated separately.

Rafols (20) may also be a first name.

Rafols Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Rafols surname comes from the surname Rafol.

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Rafols Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafols is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ràfols. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafols? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rafols is the 52,834th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 753,001 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Rafols reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 20 people.

It is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 7,773 people, or 1 in 13,024. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 27 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 12 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 10 percent reside and Puerto Rico, where 4 percent reside.

Rafols Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rafols are 27.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.08% registered with the party.

The amount Rafols earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.67% more than the national average, earning R 403,200 per year; in United States they earn 19.24% more than the national average, earning $51,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $48,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ràfols9440/
Raffols924/
Rafolls922/
Rrafols921/
Rafuols921/
Rafoles921/
Rafol's921/
Reafols921/
Rafuls83438/
Rofols836/
Refols835/
Rafals832/
Rafales772,388/
Rafeles7714/
Raffals775/
Raphols771/
Rafaeles71144/
Raffulls7112/
Rafalles711/
Refolles711/
Rofales6237/
Rapholz6232/
Ráfales627/
Raphals626/
Rafalez624/
Ráfeles621/
Ràfales621/
Refales621/
Rafaelez571/
Rephales570/

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