Rafaq Surname

273,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Rafaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,3231:135,0293,815
India491:15,654,396253,566
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rafaq click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafaq? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 273,923rd most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,135,691 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rafaq reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rafaq is also the 294,392nd most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 777 people.

The surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 1,323 people, or 1 in 135,029. In Pakistan Rafaq is most frequent in: Punjab, where 47 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 27 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rayfac731/
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Roufaq731/
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Rasfak731/
Rafoqe731/
Raffax731/
Hraashfaq712/
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Rafaske671/
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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 Rafaq
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