Rafshi Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Rafshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo211:88,6605,199
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Rafshi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafshi occurs in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Rafshi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafshi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Rafshi reside; 81 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

The last name Rafshi is most commonly occurring in Kosovo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 88,660. In Kosovo Rafshi is most common in: District of Prizren, where 100 percent are found. Not including Kosovo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 15 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rrafshi92313/
Rafshid924/
Rafsi917/
Rofshi8321/
Rafsha8321/
Rafsai838/
Ravshi837/
Rafchi832/
Rawshi831/
Rabshi831/
Rafssi831/
Rajvshi7716/
Rafsheh777/
Rafshed771/
Refsi73612/
Rafsa7311/
Rawsi739/
Rabsi738/
Rafzi733/
Ravsi732/
Rafsy731/
Rafse730/
Raevschi71172/
Reabschi7139/
Raifseis7110/
Rafsheed715/
Raifessi715/
Reifshie712/
Radfsheh711/
Rafzai67366/
Rawsha67253/
Raevschii6744/
Rajvsi6711/
Refssi6710/
Rabsai677/
Reffsi671/
Rahafsaid671/
Rawsai671/
Ravseh671/
Rafser670/

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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 Rafshi
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