Rafaq Surname
Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname
Rafaq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,323 | 1:135,029 | 3,815 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rafaq (777) may also be a first name.
Rafaq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafaq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafaq is most common in Pakistan. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafaq? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rafaq is the 273,923rd most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,135,691 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rafaq live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rafaq is also the 294,392nd most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 777 people.
The surname Rafaq is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,323 people, or 1 in 135,029. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 47 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 27 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 12 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Rafaq is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raffaq | 91 | 211 | / |
| Rafaiq | 91 | 42 | / |
| Rafaqt | 91 | 39 | / |
| Rafaqe | 91 | 19 | / |
| Rafaaq | 91 | 16 | / |
| Rafeaq | 91 | 10 | / |
| Rafaqu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Raifaq | 91 | 2 | / |
| Raafaq | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ratfaq | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rahfaq | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rafaqut | 83 | 11 | / |
| Rafaque | 83 | 11 | / |
| Raffaqt | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rafaiqu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafaizq | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raffaiq | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafac | 80 | 96 | / |
| Rafak | 80 | 60 | / |
| Refaq | 80 | 14 | / |
| Rafoq | 80 | 10 | / |
| Rofaq | 80 | 9 | / |
| Rafag | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rafax | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rafasque | 77 | 33 | / |
| Rafaique | 77 | 27 | / |
| Rafeaque | 77 | 4 | / |
| Raffaque | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raffak | 73 | 547 | / |
| Raifak | 73 | 240 | / |
| Rafeiq | 73 | 113 | / |
| Rafooq | 73 | 64 | / |
| Rofaiq | 73 | 30 | / |
| Rafask | 73 | 9 | / |
| Rafaik | 73 | 8 | / |
| Rafoiq | 73 | 7 | / |
| Reefaq | 73 | 5 | / |
| Rafeak | 73 | 4 | / |
| Raphaq | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rafagh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rafakh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Refaiq | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rafayk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafeuq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafauk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Refaaq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rayfac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafaic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Roufaq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Refeaq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rasfak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rafoqe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raffax | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hraashfaq | 71 | 2 | / |
| Raffaique | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafatkh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Rafoque | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rafaske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofaque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafoqut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafeiqu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafeiqe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rafaq
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