Rafr Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rafr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rafr Last Name Facts

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

Rafr is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Rafr is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Rafr are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 76,782,524. In Iran Rafr is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 100 percent reside. Besides Iran this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raufr892/
Raffr891/
Raifer80297/
Rajfer8041/
Rayfer807/
Reafer804/
Radfrd800/
Rofr751/
Raiffer7312/
Hraifer733/
Reaffer730/
Reifer601,461/
Reyfer6038/
Royfer6022/
Roifer603/
Reiffer55373/
Royffer557/
Raipher551/
Rheiffer500/

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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 Rafr
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