Raphe Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Raphe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Raphé (13) are calculated separately.
Raphe (617) may also be a first name.
Raphe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raphe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raphe (Arabic: رفاء, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺍﻓﻊ, Hindi: राफे, Oriya: ରାେଫ) occurs most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms: Raphé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raphe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,661,929th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Raphe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 42 percent of Raphe reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 336,019th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 617 people.
The surname Raphe is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India Raphe is most common in: Odisha, where 40 percent live, Rajasthan, where 25 percent live and Gujarat, where 15 percent live. Not including India it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 19 percent live.
Raphe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Raphe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raphe last name contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raphe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raphe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﺍﻓﻊ | raf | - |
| Raphe in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାେଫ | raepha | - |
| Raphe in the Hindi language | ||
| राफे | raphe | 83.33 |
| रफे | raphe | 16.67 |
| Raphe in the Arabic language | ||
| رفاء | rfa | - |
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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 Raphe
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