Rafiq Forename

4,392nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 238,726 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Rafiq Forename User-submission:

The name Rafiq means 'kind' or 'gentle companion'. It comes from the Arabic root ر-ف-ق (r-f-q), which means 'companion' or 'friend'.

Rafiq Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
100%
77,3811:15,7002,195
Pakistan
79%
 
62,1081:3,129509
Azerbaijan
100%
22,5581:42779
Bangladesh
100%
20,8951:7,6321,005
Yemen-9,4751:2,775370
Saudi Arabia-6,0611:5,084796
Egypt
85%
 
5,9861:15,3531,283
United Arab Emirates-5,1831:1,380152
Lebanon
99%
 
4,1811:1,346289
Palestine
100%
3,1841:1,429321
Afghanistan
97%
 
2,5411:12,8391,201
Syria-2,2571:8,554783
Indonesia
91%
 
1,8191:141,81614,855
Kuwait-1,6911:2,238316
Iraq
100%
1,6901:20,7211,149
Iran
100%
1,4581:53,8391,906
Morocco
100%
1,4191:24,2061,380
Jordan
100%
1,3161:6,707691
Israel
79%
 
1,2811:6,560995
United States
100%
1,1151:325,1459,870
England
100%
7511:74,0393,063
Algeria
100%
6011:63,5221,967
Malaysia
97%
 
5731:53,1414,336
Ghana
100%
5061:53,3322,793
Malawi
100%
4021:42,5682,981
Qatar
100%
3831:6,187995
Oman
100%
3451:11,9091,313
South Africa
100%
3441:158,52510,977
Tunisia
100%
3431:1,973374
Canada
100%
2451:135,2386,069
Uzbekistan
100%
781:394,6987,244
Bahrain-741:18,2252,605
Germany
100%
401:2,416,94712,954
Greece
100%
381:287,7514,961
Russia
100%
351:4,120,96321,515
Netherlands
100%
301:563,40313,008
Scotland
100%
271:198,1623,518
Nigeria
100%
261:6,829,39891,657
Sweden
100%
251:394,31610,934
Spain
100%
241:1,938,74911,480
Thailand
100%
231:3,046,34070,930
Brazil-191:11,275,587133,736
Singapore
100%
181:349,2819,934
France
100%
171:3,910,02017,575
New Zealand-171:266,8268,395
Australia-171:803,39010,545
Norway
100%
111:466,5758,612
Mauritius-111:117,9803,424
Guyana
100%
91:84,8076,788
Belgium
100%
91:1,276,67114,181
Kenya-91:5,145,23427,509
Wales
63%
 
51:618,8627,373
Philippines
100%
51:21,201,895240,180
Denmark-51:1,129,90012,942
Switzerland
100%
51:1,642,69915,939
Uganda
100%
41:10,239,23065,177
Zambia-41:3,963,69831,018
DR Congo-41:18,456,90195,891
Italy
100%
31:20,354,03045,650
Tanzania
100%
31:17,596,10669,562
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Lesotho-31:679,99929,822
Panama-31:1,302,18625,104
Georgia
100%
21:1,869,23320,119
Finland-21:2,741,59219,235
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Estonia
100%
11:1,315,3808,883
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Suriname
100%
11:552,8115,457
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970

Rafiq (252,709) may also be a surname.

Rafiq Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Rafiq means 'kind' or 'gentle companion'. It comes from the Arabic root ر-ف-ق (r-f-q), which means 'companion' or 'friend'.

- syedhumaid109

Rafiq Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafiqe9117,748/
Raffiq911,375/
Rafiqu91123/
Rafieq9196/
Raafiq9163/
Raficq9131/
Rafeiq9124/
Rafaiq9123/
Rahfiq919/
Rafhiq917/
Rafiqt917/
Rhafiq917/
Rafuiq916/
Rafiqh913/
Rrafiq912/
Rasfiq912/
Rafikq911/
Rafiqk911/
Rafoiq911/
Radfiq911/
Raifiq911/
Rafiqq911/
Raufiq911/
Reafiq911/
Rafique8356,016/
Rafiqus83458/
Rafiquz8311/
Raafieq8311/
Raffiqe836/
Raffiqu833/
Rrafiqe833/
Rafiqut832/
Rafiqhe831/
Rafiqqz831/
Rafaiqe831/
Rafaiqh831/
Rafeiqu831/
Rawfiqe831/
Rafik80224,527/
Rofiq808,005/
Rafic803,155/
Rafig80502/
Rafeq80456/
Refiq8049/
Rafix8022/
Rafyq803/
Raffique77431/
Rafiqque777/
Raufique773/
Raafique772/
Rhafique772/
Rrafique771/
Rafaique771/
Raffiqph771/
Raficque771/
Rafikque771/
Rafiquht771/
Rafisque771/
Rafuique771/
Rafizque771/
Rafeique771/
Rafhique771/
Rafeeq7367,988/
Rafick732,650/
Rafikh731,780/
Rafiek73999/
Raffik73452/
Raffic73278/
Rafike73154/
Raufik73122/
Rafikk7391/
Rafeik7361/
Rafhik7350/
Raffeq7344/
Rhofiq7334/
Rafhix7332/
Rafigh7329/
Rofiqu7321/
Raphiq7321/
Raafik7319/
Rafaik7317/
Rhafik7313/
Rofieq7312/
Raffig735/
Rrafik735/
Rafeaq735/
Rafeqe734/
Hrafik734/
Rohfiq733/
Rafuik733/
Rhafic733/
Rofiqe732/
Rafieg732/
Rafikc732/
Rafaic732/
Roufiq732/
Rrafig731/
Roffiq731/
Rafecq731/
Raficp731/
Rafics731/
Rafihk731/
Rahfik731/
Raafic731/
Raifik731/
Reafik731/
Rawfik731/
Rasfik731/
Rapfik731/
Rayfeq731/
Raafig731/
Raific731/
Rafffique711/
Riaffiqah711/
Rofique672,645/
Raffick671,660/
Rafheeq67211/
Rafeequ67100/
Rafeque6746/
Rafeeqe6743/
Raffiek6722/
Rafeeqh6721/
Raffeeq6715/
Rhafick6713/
Raafiek678/
Raffikh677/
Raafeeq677/
Rhafiek675/
Rafeeqk674/
Rafigue674/
Rahfiek674/
Rofiquz673/
Raffeik672/
Radfeeq672/
Raufeeq672/
Rafeeqt672/
Rrafeeq671/
Rofiqut671/
Rafeekq671/
Rafeeqc671/
Rafeeqq671/
Rafeick671/
Rafeike671/
Rafequh671/
Raffaic671/
Raffeqe671/
Raffike671/
Rafhick671/
Rafieck671/
Rafiekh671/
Rafikhe671/
Rafikke671/
Rafitke671/
Rahafik671/
Reafeeq671/
Rhafeaq671/
Rawfeeq671/
Rashfik671/
Rapfick671/
Ratfick671/
Raefick671/
Rafeyqe671/
Raffics671/
Rafhiek671/
Raafick671/
Raafieg671/
Rafaeeq671/
Rafg671/
Rauffix671/
Rhaffic671/
Riafque671/
Wrfq671/

Search for Another Forename

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafiq