Rafie

Rafie Meaning & Origin

About Rafie
The surname Rafie is of Arabic origin and is derived from the personal name Rafi, which means "exalted" or "high-ranking" in Arabic. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it is derived from the name of an ancestor. The surname Rafie is commonly found among people of Persian and Arabic descent and is often used as a given name as well.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Rafie is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Rafie: 168
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 106096
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rafie based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Rafie is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RF
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AE1 F IY0
🌐 IPA
/rafie*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R100

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rafie in Braille

Here's how to represent Rafie in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Rafie in braille

How to sign the name Rafie using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Rafie using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Rafie in sign language

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