Rafua Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rafua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2191:808,87136,014
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Rafua (50) may also be a first name.

Rafua Last Name Facts

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

Rafua (Hindi: रफुआ) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafua? popularity and diffusion

Rafua is the 1,058,336th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Rafua are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rafua is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 50 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 808,871. In Nigeria Rafua is mostly found in: Delta, where 68 percent live, Edo, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria Rafua occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Rafua Last Name Statistics demography

Rafua earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.69% more than the national average, earning $52,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raifua919/
Rafuat912/
Rafuha911/
Raufua911/
Rabua80163/
Refua8034/
Ravua804/
Rafwa803/
Rafuo802/
Rofuah7317/
Refuah738/
Rofuat733/
Rajbua731/
Reabuha673/

Rafua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafua in the Hindi language
रफुआraphu'a75
रफूआraphu'a25

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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 Rafua
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