Raftat Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Syria

Raftat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raftat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Syria251:772,0416,079
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Raftat (768) may also be a first name.

Raftat Last Name Facts

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

Raftat occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raftat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Raftat live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant. It is also the 296,201st most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 768 people.

Raftat is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 1,346,987. Barring Iraq this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 48 percent are found and Lebanon, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raftath921/
Rafta91602/
Raftaj83121/
Raffta8371/
Raftaz8362/
Raftah8316/
Raftas8313/
Raftha833/
Ravtat833/
Raftay830/
Raftaaj778/
Ravtate777/
Rabta73303/
Ravta7334/
Rafto7332/
Rawta7320/
Raftaish711/
Raftos6761/
Raftou673/
Ravtaj673/
Raftey671/
Rawtha671/
Roftay671/
Ravtad671/

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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 Raftat
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