Rafya Surname
Approximately 907 people bear this surname
Rafya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 886 | 1:38,912 | 6,295 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Rafya (366) may also be a first name.
Rafya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafya (Hindi: रफया, Marathi: रफ़या) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rafya.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 390,407th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,034,781 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Rafya reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 454,857th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 366 people.
The surname Rafya is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is held by 886 people, or 1 in 38,912. Besides Morocco Rafya occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafyaz | 91 | 12 | / |
| Rafyat | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rafyah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rafyad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rafyaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rafyaay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafayya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafaiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafia | 80 | 11,259 | / |
| Rafea | 80 | 3,604 | / |
| Rafja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rafyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rafiah | 73 | 2,125 | / |
| Rafeah | 73 | 415 | / |
| Rafeea | 73 | 329 | / |
| Rafiaa | 73 | 153 | / |
| Rafiat | 73 | 138 | / |
| Raffia | 73 | 58 | / |
| Rafija | 73 | 32 | / |
| Raufea | 73 | 26 | / |
| Rafiaz | 73 | 25 | / |
| Rafiae | 73 | 14 | / |
| Rafiha | 73 | 11 | / |
| Raafia | 73 | 11 | / |
| Rafiea | 73 | 8 | / |
| Raefia | 73 | 8 | / |
| Rafiad | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rafiay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rafe'a | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rafeaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rafias | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rafjaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raphya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raufia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafjat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafi'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafeeea | 67 | 101 | / |
| Rafiaha | 67 | 75 | / |
| Raffiah | 67 | 28 | / |
| Rafiaah | 67 | 27 | / |
| Rafieha | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rafiaee | 67 | 21 | / |
| Rafiaie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rafiaei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Raufiat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rafijay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Refaaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rauffea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raphyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raaffia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafiast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafeeat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafihat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafieah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafugia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafihah | 67 | 1 | / |
Rafya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafya in the Marathi language | ||
| रफ़या | rafaya | - |
| Rafya in the Hindi language | ||
| रफया | raphaya | 64.29 |
| राफया | raphaya | 28.57 |
| राफिया | raphiya | 7.14 |
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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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- 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 Rafya
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