Rafanan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ilocano Rafanan. This surname is mostly found in the Ilocos Region of the Philippines.

Proper noun

Rafanan (plural Rafanans)

1. A surname from Ilocano.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rafanan is the 35812^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 627 individuals. Rafanan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (71.29%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rafanan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Ilocano

Etymology

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ra‧fa‧nan

Proper noun

Rafanan

1. a common surname from Spanish, prevalent in Ilocos Sur