Rafyan Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Rafyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 59 | 1:49,664 | 2,424 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rafyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafyan (Hindi: रफयन, Russian: Рафян) is held by more people in Armenia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafyan? popularity and diffusion
Rafyan is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Rafyan is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Rafyan reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.
The surname Rafyan is most commonly occurring in Armenia, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 49,664. In Armenia it is most frequent in: Yerevan, where 64 percent are found, Aragatsotn Province, where 15 percent are found and Vayots Dzor Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Armenia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hrafyan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafaiyan | 86 | 26 | / |
| Rafeiyan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rafayean | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rafian | 83 | 838 | / |
| Rofyan | 83 | 41 | / |
| Raufian | 77 | 677 | / |
| Rafiean | 77 | 50 | / |
| Ravfian | 77 | 21 | / |
| Rafiaan | 77 | 18 | / |
| Rafijan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Rafihan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Raffian | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hrafian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raafian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafajon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafiane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafieean | 71 | 234 | / |
| Rafaiean | 71 | 16 | / |
| Raffiant | 71 | 9 | / |
| Rassfian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rasfijan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafion | 67 | 471 | / |
| Rofian | 67 | 336 | / |
| Refian | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roofian | 62 | 125 | / |
| Raffion | 62 | 111 | / |
| Royfian | 62 | 51 | / |
| Rofihan | 62 | 12 | / |
| Rosfian | 62 | 5 | / |
| Raphean | 62 | 3 | / |
| Roufian | 62 | 3 | / |
| Roffian | 62 | 2 | / |
| Raffione | 57 | 15 | / |
| Rosffian | 57 | 6 | / |
| Raffioon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Raiffeon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rauphiane | 53 | 1 | / |
Rafyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafyan in the Hindi language | ||
| रफयन | raphayana | - |
| Rafyan in the Russian language | ||
| Рафян | rafan | - |
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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 Rafyan
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