Raeef Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Raeef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| Maldives | 26 | 1:15,545 | 1,095 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Raeef (667) may also be a first name.
Raeef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raeef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Raeef (Dhivehi: ރަޢީފް) is found most frequently in Iraq. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raeef? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,276,805th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Raeef is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Raeef reside; 58 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Levant. Raeef is also the 321,321st most common given name in the world It is held by 667 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 350,217. Aside from Iraq Raeef is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 15 percent reside and Pakistan, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raeef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raeef in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ރަޢީފް | raif | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Raeef
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