Rafy Surname

192,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Qatar

Rafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,7121:93,0824,097
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India491:15,654,396253,566
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
France71:9,488,960336,266
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Maldives11:404,1727,269
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Rafy (1,845) may also be a first name.

Rafy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafy (Arabic: عرفي) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafy? popularity and diffusion

Rafy is the 192,601st most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,333,736 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Rafy reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rafy is also the 177,545th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 1,845 people.

It is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,712 people, or 1 in 93,082. Outside of Bangladesh this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found and Egypt, where 6 percent are found.

Rafy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rafy last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Rafy earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.05% more than the national average, earning $70,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafay892,183/
Raffy891,216/
Rafiy891,031/
Rafey89814/
Raufy8923/
Rafyi8910/
Reafy895/
Rafhy892/
Rafyp891/
Rafys891/
Rasfy891/
Radfy891/
Rafyo891/
Raify891/
Rafyd891/
Rafyy891/
Raffay80681/
Rafaya80261/
Raffey8097/
Rafiey8097/
Rafhay8037/
Raafay8012/
Hraify809/
Raafey806/
Rafych804/
Rhafey804/
Rafeey803/
Rafaay802/
Rafayt801/
Rafgay801/
Raufiy801/
Rafahy801/
Rafehy801/
Raffoy801/
Raffiy801/
Rafauy801/
Rafi75191,869/
Rafa7521,983/
Rafe755,805/
Rofy75301/
Réfy7525/
Refy759/
Rafj754/
Rafí752/
Rafá751/
Rafieiy7311/
Rhaffey731/
Raufych731/
Raffiey731/
Rafahay731/
Rafie6718,577/
Rafee6712,847/
Raffa679,623/
Rafai679,309/
Rafid679,261/
Raufi678,372/
Rafii676,123/
Raffi675,156/
Refay674,185/
Rafea673,604/
Rafei672,922/
Rafer672,654/
Rafaa672,599/
Rafeh672,596/
Raphy671,425/
Rafaj671,131/
Rafed671,061/
Rafih671,046/
Rafet67930/
Raffe67846/
Raafi67741/
Rafes67456/
Rafez67403/
Rafit67319/
Rafiz67289/
Rafio67265/
Rafhi67260/
Raifi67232/
Rafis67227/
Raafa67217/
Rafui67179/
Raufa67165/
Raife67163/
Rahfi67157/
Raifa67110/
Refoy6774/
Rafoi6769/
Roffy6756/
Révfy6748/
Rafayová6747/
Rafij6742/
Raufe6733/
Rafeu6726/
Raafe6722/
Réffy6722/
Rafoa6719/
Rafha6719/
Rofey6718/
Rofiy6712/
Roofy6711/
Rafip6710/
Hrafa6710/
Rafayova678/
Reffy678/
Refey677/
Raefe677/
Raefi676/
Rafuj676/
Rhafi676/
Rawfa675/
Reafi674/
Rafhe674/
Reafe673/
Rayfe673/
Rapfi673/
Rawfi673/
Razfi673/
Rahfe672/
Ravfi672/
Revfy672/
Raffé672/
Rayfi672/
Roufy672/
Rhafa672/
Radfi672/
Raisfych672/
Rasfi671/
Refiy671/
Rafep671/
Refuy671/
Ravfa671/
Rayfa671/
Reefy671/
Rapfe671/
Rasfe671/
Roify671/
Rapfa671/
Rafiğ671/
Rawfe670/

Rafy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafy in the Arabic language
عرفيrfy-
عرفىrfy-

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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
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  • 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 Rafy
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