Raftan Surname
Approximately 296 people bear this surname
Raftan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 291 | 1:2,635,964 | 82,688 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Raftan (286) may also be a first name.
Raftan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raftan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raftan (Hindi: रफतन, Marathi: तान) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Raftan.
How Common Is The Last Name Raftan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 902,012th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Raftan are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Raftan is also the 523,065th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 286 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 2,635,964. In India it is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 85 percent are found, West Bengal, where 8 percent are found and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where 4 percent are found. Besides India it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent are found and Iraq, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raftaan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Raftahan | 86 | 10 | / |
| Rafton | 83 | 309 | / |
| Rabtan | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ravtan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Roftan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ravthan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Raphtan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Raftoon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Raabtan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rawttan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raftein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rahwtan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raphthan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rosftant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rabton | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rofton | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rowtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ravtam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rovtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rawton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reefton | 62 | 5 | / |
| Ravtoon | 62 | 3 | / |
| Robthan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Roovtan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rowthan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rabtoin | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rowtand | 62 | 0 | / |
| Hrofton | 62 | 0 | / |
| Raftheim | 57 | 10 | / |
| Rawtoine | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ravtonova | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rowton | 50 | 1,372 | / |
| Robton | 50 | 88 | / |
| Rewton | 50 | 2 | / |
Raftan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raftan in the Marathi language | ||
| तान | tana | - |
| Raftan in the Hindi language | ||
| रफतन | raphatana | 55.56 |
| रफतान | raphatana | 22.22 |
| रफ्तान | raphtana | 22.22 |
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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 Raftan
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