Rafta Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Rafta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5491:139,85912,566
India331:23,244,406321,547
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Rafta (554) may also be a first name.

Rafta Last Name Facts

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

Rafta (Hindi: रफता, Marathi: रफ़ता, Russian: Рафта) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 535,476th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,105,558 people. The surname Rafta is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rafta reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rafta is also the 357,521st most common first name globally It is held by 554 people.

The last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 139,859. In Iran Rafta is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 22 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 16 percent are found. Not including Iran this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

Rafta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rafta has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raftaj91121/
Raffta9171/
Raftaz9162/
Raftat9152/
Raftah9116/
Raftas9113/
Raftha913/
Raftay910/
Raftaaj838/
Raftath831/
Rafti80922/
Rabta80303/
Rafte80134/
Rafty8047/
Ravta8034/
Rafto8032/
Rawta8020/
Raftaish771/
Rafter734,927/
Raftis731,023/
Raftos7361/
Raftes7318/
Raftie7312/
Raafty737/
Raftou733/
Ravtat733/
Rafthi733/
Ravtaj733/
Raftio732/
Raffty732/
Rafteh732/
Rafted731/
Rawtha731/
Reftaj731/
Roftay731/
Ravtad731/
Raftey731/
Ravtash673/
Rooftaz671/
Rahbtah671/
Ratvtha671/
Rafthod671/
Raffter670/

Rafta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafta in the Marathi language
रफ़ताrafata-
Rafta in the Hindi language
रफताraphata50
रफतraphata25
राफ्ताraphta12.5
राफ्टाraphta6.25
राफताraphata6.25
Rafta in the Russian language
Рафтаrafta-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafta
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