Rafu Surname

144,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Rafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,4711:89,9049,414
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
South Africa4711:115,02713,763
Nigeria2691:658,52330,783
Pakistan501:3,572,87826,888
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
India231:33,350,669396,143
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Rafu (675) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raifu8913,112/
Raufu897,716/
Rafus89207/
Rafui89179/
Rafou8962/
Rafau8953/
Raffu8940/
Ratfu8929/
Rafeu8926/
Raefu8917/
Rafud8916/
Raafu896/
Rafuj896/
Rayfu894/
Rhafu894/
Rafut892/
Rafup892/
Rawfu891/
Rafuh891/
Rafuz891/
Rayfus8058/
Rahufu8045/
Rafout8042/
Radfux8022/
Raufuß8021/
Rafaut8017/
Rafaud8017/
Raiffu8015/
Raufus8015/
Rafoud807/
Raifuh805/
Raufau804/
Raffou803/
Raufuu802/
Rahafu802/
Rauufu802/
Raufui802/
Rauffu801/
Rafuha801/
Raifou801/
Raffus801/
Rafoux801/
Rafuis801/
Rahfus800/
Reafus800/
Rafeus800/
Refu75198/
Rofu75134/
Raffoux73533/
Raffaut73469/
Raffaud73227/
Raifaud7348/
Rafault7323/
Rauhfuß7319/
Rajsfus7313/
Rauffus7312/
Raheefu7310/
Rathfux738/
Raufuss738/
Rathfuß737/
Raafouz731/
Rauffuß731/
Rahafuj731/
Rathfus730/
Raffaus730/
Rahfuss730/
Reafuhs730/
Ratfult730/
Rauchfuß67954/
Raffault67492/
Roufu6789/
Rofus6731/
Ruifu6728/
Roifu6727/
Rafoo6726/
Raiffaud6726/
Rofou6710/
Raphu674/
Rathfuss674/
Ruofu674/
Refuh673/
Refou673/
Rafoe671/
Rhofu671/
Refuy671/
Roffu671/
Reufu671/
Roofu671/
Rauchfus671/
Rauhfuss671/
Reffu671/
Refui671/
Rofut670/

Rafu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafu in the Bengali language
রাফুraphu-
Rafu in the Oriya language
ରଫୁraphu-
Rafu in the Hindi language
रफूraphu80.39
रफुraphu13.73
राफूraphu5.88
Rafu in the Russian language
Рафуrafu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafu
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