Raufa Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Raufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 78 | 1:5,182 | 471 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Raufâ (1) are calculated separately.
Raufa (2,140) may also be a first name.
Raufa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raufa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raufa (Hindi: रऊफा, Oriya: ରଉଫା, Russian: Рауфа) has its highest incidence in The Maldives. It can be found as: Raufâ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raufa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,348,199th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Raufa is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Raufa live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 162,314th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 2,140 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The Maldives, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 5,182. In The Maldives Raufa is mostly concentrated in: Malé, where 22 percent live, Kaafu Atoll, where 13 percent live and Baa Atoll, where 8 percent live. Besides The Maldives this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raufa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raufa in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଉଫା | ra'upha | - |
| Raufa in the Hindi language | ||
| रऊफा | ra'upha | 65.63 |
| रउफा | ra'upha | 25 |
| रऊफ | ra'upha | 3.91 |
| रौफा | raupha | 2.34 |
| रऊफ़ा | ra'ufa | 0.78 |
| Raufa in the Russian language | ||
| Рауфа | raufa | - |
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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 Raufa
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