Rafu Surname
Approximately 3,072 people bear this surname
Rafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,471 | 1:89,904 | 9,414 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| South Africa | 471 | 1:115,027 | 13,763 |
| Nigeria | 269 | 1:658,523 | 30,783 |
| Pakistan | 50 | 1:3,572,878 | 26,888 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Rafu (675) may also be a first name.
Rafu Demographics
Average Rafu Salary in
South Africa
R 131,700
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Rafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafu (Bengali: রাফু, Hindi: रफू, Oriya: ରଫୁ, Russian: Рафу) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 144,603rd most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,372,248 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Rafu live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 319,040th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 675 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,471 people, or 1 in 89,904. In Indonesia Rafu is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 99 percent are found, East Kalimantan, where 1 percent are found and Central Kalimantan, where 0 percent are found. Besides Indonesia it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.
Rafu Last Name Statistics demography
Rafu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.58% less than the national average, earning R 131,700 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafu in the Bengali language | ||
| রাফু | raphu | - |
| Rafu in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଫୁ | raphu | - |
| Rafu in the Hindi language | ||
| रफू | raphu | 80.39 |
| रफु | raphu | 13.73 |
| राफू | raphu | 5.88 |
| Rafu in the Russian language | ||
| Рафу | rafu | - |
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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 Rafu
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