Raeif Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Raeif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 302 | 1:63,911 | 2,917 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Raeif (1,597) may also be a first name.
Raeif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raeif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raeif is most common in Syria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raeif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 823,466th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. The surname Raeif is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Raeif live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Levant. Raeif is also the 193,422nd most frequent first name in the world, held by 1,597 people.
Raeif is most commonly held in Syria, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 63,911. In Syria it is most numerous in: Hama Governorate, where 89 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 6 percent are found and Damascus Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Barring Syria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 9 percent are found and Libya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahif | 80 | 10,821 | / |
| Rahef | 80 | 242 | / |
| Raeef | 80 | 179 | / |
| Rauif | 80 | 81 | / |
| Raoif | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ryeif | 80 | 4 | / |
| Rehif | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rueif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raaef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roeif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ra'ef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roaif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raheef | 73 | 271 | / |
| Rahiff | 73 | 4 | / |
| Raeeff | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rouaif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rauaif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rehaif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rohaif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rajeiv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rauife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raueef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reheif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rueaif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reeiff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reaeef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reuf | 67 | 21 | / |
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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
- 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 Raeif
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