Rafti Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Albania

Rafti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2911:263,85719,540
Greece2291:48,3837,933
Albania1531:19,0463,293
Argentina751:569,91240,958
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
Romania441:456,31535,605
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rafti (28) may also be a first name.

Rafti Last Name Facts

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

Rafti (Hindi: रफती, Russian: Рафти) occurs most in Iran. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rafti.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafti? popularity and diffusion

Rafti is the 385,337th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,904,063 people. The surname Rafti occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Rafti reside; 43 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 32 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname Rafti is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 291 people, or 1 in 263,857. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 37 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 23 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Iran Rafti occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 25 percent reside and Albania, where 17 percent reside.

Rafti Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rafti has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rafti last name expanded 4,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rafti are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rafti earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning €36,053 per year and in United States they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $43,361 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raftis911,023/
Raftie9112/
Rafthi913/
Raftio912/
Rabti805,927/
Rafta80602/
Rafte80134/
Ravti8097/
Rofti8095/
Rafty8047/
Refti808/
Rawti804/
Raftaish771/
Rafter734,927/
Raftaj73121/
Raffta7371/
Raftes7318/
Raafty737/
Rabtti735/
Rgavti734/
Raftha733/
Rajvti733/
Rafteh732/
Ravthi732/
Raffty732/
Reabti731/
Raftey731/
Rabtoi731/
Ravtio731/
Roftis731/
Roufti731/
Rofthi731/
Rafted731/
Raftay730/
Raphtis6719/
Raftaaj678/
Refftti671/
Raffter670/

Rafti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafti in the Hindi language
रफतीraphati75
राफतीraphati25
Rafti in the Russian language
Рафтиrafti-

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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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  • 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 Rafti
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