Raftu Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Raftu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raftu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania281:717,06748,956
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Raftu (22) may also be a first name.

Raftu Last Name Facts

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

Raftu (Hindi: रफतु) is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raftu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Raftu live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name internationally, held by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 717,067. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Constanța County, where 96 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 4 percent live. Beside Romania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Raftu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raftu surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Raftu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $44,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raftus91115/
Raftou913/
Ravtu80114/
Reftu8032/
Rawtu8013/
Rabtu804/
Rawthu7335/
Ravthu7322/
Rabtou734/
Rauvthu673/
Rowtu60954/
Rovtu603/
Rowthu552,052/
Rovthu5515/
Rowttu557/
Rouvthu503/
Rowthau503/
Rowthhu501/

Raftu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raftu in the Hindi language
रफतुraphatu-

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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 Raftu
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