Rafur Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Rafur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
India81:95,883,173728,828
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rafur (30) may also be a first name.

Rafur Last Name Facts

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

Rafur (Hindi: रफूर, Marathi: राफुर) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rafur is the 2,007,164th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Rafur reside; 87 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rafur is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 30 people.

The surname Rafur is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 2,066,394. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Aceh, where 95 percent live and West Java, where 2 percent live. Barring Indonesia Rafur is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafour911,556/
Rajfur91249/
Raifur91103/
Raffur9110/
Rgafur913/
Raufur911/
Rafure911/
Rafurt910/
Rhafour83291/
Raffour83227/
Radfour831/
Rahfour831/
Raffaur831/
Rafor80103/
Rofur8045/
Refur803/
Raffourt7746/
Rhaffour771/
Refour73258/
Reafor73116/
Reifur73103/
Raffor7321/
Rafoor7316/
Rayfor737/
Raifor732/
Rawfor731/
Rhaffor678/
Rajphur671/
Raphour671/
Raffoer671/
Reifurth6232/
Rossfour621/
Rofurova621/
Rofor605/
Reiffurth5719/
Reifor552/
Rohfor551/
Roufor550/
Rajphor501/

Rafur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafur in the Hindi language
रफूरraphura-
Rafur in the Marathi language
राफुरraphura50
रफूरraphura25
रफुरraphura25

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Rafur
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis