Rafube Surname

425,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rafube Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4881:111,02013,355
Lesotho3221:6,3121,322
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Rafube (35) may also be a first name.

Rafube Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafube has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rafube.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafube? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rafube is the 425,776th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,974,810 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rafube live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rafube is also the 1,744,716th most widely held given name internationally, held by 35 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 488 people, or 1 in 111,020. In South Africa Rafube is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 58 percent are found, Free State, where 35 percent are found and North West, where 3 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 40 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Rafube Last Name Statistics demography

Rafube earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.01% less than the national average, earning R 92,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rafiub831/
Rafubi831/
Rfbe801/
Raufu-Bey801/
Raafbeh771/
Ravubee771/
Rafib7331/
Raufb7328/
Rafba737/
Ravub733/
Rafup732/
Ravbe732/
Rafab731/
Rhfbe731/
Rafep731/
Rafaebeh711/
Ravubh6747/
Ravuba6725/
Rafiib6722/
Rafaba6717/
Rfb6713/
Rauvab6711/
Rafiyabee677/
Ravupe676/
Raufba676/
Rafbiu673/
Rafibi672/
Rafeeb672/
Rafiba672/
Rafpie671/
Ravebe671/
Rafabi671/
Rfubio671/
Ravabe671/
Raufbi671/
Rafipb671/
Rafowe671/
Rafuva671/
Rafowi502/

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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 Rafube
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