Rafe is used as a family name or surname in Iran. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rafe
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Iran
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Rafe

How popular is Rafe?

Rafe is common in Iran.

Rafe is ranked 66333 on our list.

Rafe is quite popular family name mostly used in Bangladesh while Iran is ahead in terms of density. Around 6839 people have been found who wears Rafe as their family name. Rafe is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
121,340 Spain4
119,730 Brazil3
19,452 Malaysia3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
5,300 Syria2
219,873 France2
18,625 Japan2
107,212 South Africa1
1,879 Belize1
7,191 Afghanistan1
53,505 Turkey1
20,172 Hungary1
624 Solomon Islands1
172,258 Germany1
49,529 Israel1
4,942 Libya1
56,169 Mexico1
25,721 Egypt1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
36,678 Singapore1
47,891 Norway1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
165,453 Indonesia43
8,720 Qatar29
100,009 Australia15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,010 Venezuela100
53,069 England70
Countries with hundreds of Rafe:
6,001 Pakistan880
45,559 India693
6,495 Jordan123
175,699 United States110
Countries with thousands of Rafe:
2,870 Bangladesh3,094
6,035 Iran1,638
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Cornelius Rafe was 17 years old when he migrated to New-York during Irish famine on November 6, 1848. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Rappahannock from Liverpool. 40 years old John Rafe, Mary Rafe (28) Immigrant, Thomas Rafe (8 months old) Infant, are other Rafe that migrated to US.

Rafe Namesakes

  • Abbas Rafei, Film producer
  • Mohammad Rafe, Singer
  • Arsalan Rafeeq, TV Program Creator
  • Bob Rafelson, Film director
  • Bissan Rafe, Visual Artist
  • Bob Rafelson, Film director
  • Raja Rafe, Soccer player
  • Bob Rafelson, Film director
  • Johann Rafelski, Physicist
  • Edward Rafeedie, Judge

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