Rafs Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Rafs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Rafs (32) may also be a first name.
Rafs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafs is most common in Israel. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafs? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rafs is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Rafs reside; 44 percent reside in West Asia and 44 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Rafs is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 32 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,139,408. In Israel it is mostly found in: Central District, where 75 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 25 percent live. Apart from Israel Rafs occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 22 percent live and Iran, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raafs | 89 | 198 | / |
| Raffs | 89 | 62 | / |
| Reafs | 89 | 17 | / |
| Raufs | 89 | 9 | / |
| Rafst | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rafsh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rafse | 89 | 0 | / |
| Raf | 86 | 3,384 | / |
| Rauf | 75 | 225,401 | / |
| Rafe | 75 | 5,805 | / |
| Raff | 75 | 5,010 | / |
| Raif | 75 | 4,640 | / |
| Raft | 75 | 2,424 | / |
| Raaf | 75 | 1,404 | / |
| Rawf | 75 | 772 | / |
| Rapf | 75 | 563 | / |
| Rahf | 75 | 488 | / |
| Rayf | 75 | 303 | / |
| Hraf | 75 | 274 | / |
| Rabs | 75 | 168 | / |
| Rajf | 75 | 151 | / |
| Ravf | 75 | 74 | / |
| Raws | 75 | 66 | / |
| Radf | 75 | 30 | / |
| Reaf | 75 | 15 | / |
| Rasf | 75 | 11 | / |
| Razf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rofs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rafz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Refs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rzaf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rafh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rhaf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rafp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ravs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rasw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rafì | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raiffes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rauff | 67 | 4,128 | / |
| Rahaf | 67 | 3,986 | / |
| Raaft | 67 | 2,365 | / |
| Roefs | 67 | 1,298 | / |
| Rahuf | 67 | 1,130 | / |
| Raffe | 67 | 846 | / |
| Roufs | 67 | 671 | / |
| Raaff | 67 | 591 | / |
| Reifs | 67 | 389 | / |
| Raiff | 67 | 307 | / |
| Hraif | 67 | 242 | / |
| Rabsh | 67 | 240 | / |
| Rauws | 67 | 213 | / |
| Rawsh | 67 | 183 | / |
| Raife | 67 | 163 | / |
| Rafft | 67 | 134 | / |
| Rauuf | 67 | 105 | / |
| Reffs | 67 | 96 | / |
| Reefs | 67 | 52 | / |
| Rawse | 67 | 36 | / |
| Raufe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Raaif | 67 | 33 | / |
| Raabs | 67 | 29 | / |
| Raafe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Rabsz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Raubs | 67 | 16 | / |
| Roofs | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rauft | 67 | 12 | / |
| Raufh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rhaif | 67 | 10 | / |
| Räfså | 67 | 9 | / |
| Reavs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rrauf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hravs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hrauf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Reaws | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rasfh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rabås | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rashf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ravse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rohfs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rafhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ra'ft | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reafe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rayfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Raudf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rathf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raivs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rhauf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raphs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ravsz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rauyf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rautf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajvs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raifz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Readf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reasf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rawss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raufp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rauhf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rapfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rapfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raidf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raifh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rasfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raufz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ra'af | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raftt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reyfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raasf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reufs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reaff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rawfe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roffs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Rafs
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