Rafran Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Rafran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Rafran (19) may also be a first name.

Rafran Last Name Facts

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

Rafran is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Rafran click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafran? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Rafran reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,891,364. In Afghanistan Rafran is most common in: Urozgan, where 53 percent are found, Kandahar, where 35 percent are found and Jowzjan, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Colombia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raafran921/
Rhafrane866/
Refran83728/
Rafron8314/
Raffron774/
Reffran771/
Roufran771/
Rhafroun711/
Rhofrane711/
Reufrain710/
Rhoufrane67171/
Rofrone621/
Rotfront573/

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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 Rafran
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