Raftaz Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Raftaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raftaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan601:2,977,39824,221
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Raftaz (217) may also be a first name.

Raftaz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raftaz is most common in Pakistan. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raftaz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raftaz is the 2,436,415th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Raftaz occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Raftaz live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 612,983rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 217 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 2,977,398. In Pakistan Raftaz is mostly found in: Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 48 percent live, Punjab, where 30 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 10 percent live. Apart from Pakistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafta91602/
Raftaj83121/
Raffta8371/
Raftat8352/
Raftah8316/
Raftas8313/
Raftha833/
Reftaz831/
Raftay830/
Raftaaj778/
Rooftaz771/
Raftath771/
Rabta73303/
Ravta7334/
Rafto7332/
Rawta7320/
Raftaish711/
Raftos6761/
Raftou673/
Ravtat673/
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 Raftaz
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