Rafty Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Rafty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Rafty (20) may also be a first name.

Rafty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafty is found most frequently in Australia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rafty click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rafty is the 2,843,861st most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Rafty are found; 51 percent are found in Australasia and 51 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 1,124,821. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Western Australia, where 50 percent are found, New South Wales, where 46 percent are found and Queensland, where 4 percent are found. Barring Australia Rafty occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Rafty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rafty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rafty last name contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafty Last Name Statistics demography

Rafty earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raafty917/
Raffty912/
Raftey911/
Raftay910/
Rafti80922/
Rafta80602/
Rafte80134/
Rofty802/
Rawty801/
Rafter734,927/
Raftis731,023/
Raftaj73121/
Raffta7371/
Rabtoy7350/
Raftes7318/
Raftie7312/
Raftha733/
Rafthi733/
Rafteh732/
Raftio732/
Rafted731/
Roftay731/
Raftaaj678/
Raffter670/

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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 Rafty
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