Rafon Surname

384,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Rafon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9121:111,00719,211
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Guam11:160,1214,893
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rafon (57) may also be a first name.

Rafon Last Name Facts

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

Rafon (Russian: Рафон) is found most in The Philippines. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Rafon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafon? popularity and diffusion

Rafon is the 384,325th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,878,428 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rafon reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Rafon is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 57 people.

The last name Rafon is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 912 people, or 1 in 111,007. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 24 percent are found, Bicol, where 20 percent are found and Ilocos, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.

Rafon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rafon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rafon surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rayfon917/
Rafone916/
Raifon912/
Raffon911/
Reafon911/
Rafoon911/
Rafont911/
Raufon910/
Raffone831,290/
Rathfon83345/
Rawfoon831/
Radfond831/
Raifone831/
Raufoun831/
Rayfone830/
Radfong830/
Rashfon830/
Rafan801,127/
Rafun8026/
Rofon8014/
Rafom803/
Refon803/
Raiffeon771/
Rathfong770/
Rathfond770/
Raffan73758/
Raifan73368/
Radfan73320/
Rafhan73133/
Raufun7375/
Raufan7347/
Reifon7347/
Rafane7343/
Raifun7334/
Rafang7327/
Rayfan7313/
Rasfan7312/
Rahfan7310/
Raphon738/
Rafgan737/
Roffon733/
Rapfan733/
Rafaan733/
Rafann731/
Rafanh731/
Rafune731/
Rafatn731/
Refoun731/
Rafant731/
Reffon731/
Rajfan731/
Ratfan731/
Rafuun731/
Rafunc731/
Hrafonova7112/
Ratphon67450/
Rafhaan67100/
Raffane6770/
Raphone6760/
Raphoon6731/
Rodfong6730/
Raiphon6726/
Rafanne6710/
Radfang6710/
Raufung678/
Rashfan674/
Rotfong673/
Rajfane673/
Radfann672/
Rafutin672/
Roffone672/
Rhafane671/
Raifune671/
Reffonn671/
Rahufan671/
Rafaten671/
Roufoon671/
Rajhfan671/
Rahafan671/
Rothfon670/
Rathfan670/
Rathfun670/

Rafon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafon in the Russian language
Рафонrafon-

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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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  • 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 Rafon
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