Rafsanjan Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Rafsanjan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 23 | 1:3,338,371 | 97,100 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rafsanjan (22) may also be a first name.
Rafsanjan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafsanjan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafsanjan is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafsanjan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Rafsanjan reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 22 people.
The last name Rafsanjan is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 3,338,371. In Iran Rafsanjan is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 96 percent live and Kerman Province, where 4 percent live. Beside Iran this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 42 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafsanjani | 95 | 5,563 | / |
| Rafsanjany | 95 | 433 | / |
| Rafsanjana | 95 | 1 | / |
| Rafsanjanie | 90 | 30 | / |
| Rafisanjani | 90 | 8 | / |
| Rafsyanjani | 90 | 6 | / |
| Rafsanjaani | 90 | 4 | / |
| Rafasanjani | 90 | 2 | / |
| Rafsanjanee | 90 | 1 | / |
| Raf Sanjani | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rafsanjanni | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rafsani Jani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rafsanjaniya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rafzanjani | 84 | 19 | / |
| Rofsanjani | 84 | 13 | / |
| Refsanjani | 84 | 11 | / |
| Ravsanjani | 84 | 10 | / |
| Rifsanjani | 84 | 9 | / |
| Rafsunjani | 84 | 9 | / |
| Rafsanjony | 84 | 4 | / |
| Rafsunjany | 84 | 4 | / |
| Rafsanjoni | 84 | 1 | / |
| Rafsanjini | 84 | 1 | / |
| Rafsunjane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Rafsanzane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Rafsanjanniwa | 82 | 36 | / |
| Rfsnjani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Rafsunjanee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reffsanjani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raphasanjani | 76 | 1 | / |
| Raphysanjanny | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ravshanzhan | 70 | 2 | / |
| Raphasanajhani | 70 | 1 | / |
| Rabzanian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruf Sunjan Ye | 64 | 1 | / |
| Raavsanzon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ravshanzhon | 60 | 3 | / |
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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 Rafsanjan
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