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    The surname Rafanan

    An Ilocano surname, carried by 627 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex R155

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rafanan is more common than 77.9% of them.

    Origin

    Ilocano origin

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 627 people named Rafanan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 492,417 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 502.

    #35,812
    rank among US surnames
    627
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +24.9%
    change since 2000 (was #40,987)

    Who is named Rafanan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    71% of people named Rafanan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.7% as two or more races and 9.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 71%
    • Two or more races 9.7%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rafanan come from?
    Borrowed from Ilocano Rafanan. This surname is mostly found in the Ilocos Region of the Philippines.
    How common is the surname Rafanan?
    627 people in the United States had the surname Rafanan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 492,417 Americans. It ranked 35,812th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rafanan?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Rafanan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.7% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Rafanan getting more or less common?
    More common. 502 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 627 in 2010, up 25%.