Rafi
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic رَافِع (rāfiʕ, “hoister, exalter, raiser”) or رَفِيع (rafīʕ, “elevated, high, noble”). This surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh.
Proper noun edit
Rafi (plural Rafis)
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rafi is the 37492nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 594 individuals. Rafi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (60.44%) and White (27.1%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rafi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Spanish edit
Proper noun edit
Rafi f
- a diminutive of the female given name Rafaela