Rafaqat Surname

35,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Rafaqat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafaqat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan14,1611:12,615875
Iran1131:679,49136,096
England861:647,88437,755
India741:10,365,748197,751
United Arab Emirates581:157,97011,714
Greece581:191,03130,451
Spain481:974,00136,812
Afghanistan381:846,1368,622
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Rafaqat (59,870) may also be a first name.

Rafaqat Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rafaqat Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rafaqat (Hindi: रफाकत, Marathi: राफाकात, Oriya: ରଫାକତ୍) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafaqat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,888th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 495,718 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Rafaqat reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 15,878th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 59,870 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 14,161 people, or 1 in 12,615. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 54 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 25 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 10 percent reside. Other than Pakistan Rafaqat exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Rafaqat Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rafaqat earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.3% less than the national average, earning $21,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $54,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafaqate9356/
Raffaqat9356/
Rafaquat9342/
Rafaaqat934/
Rafaqait932/
Rahfaqat932/
Rafaqqat931/
Rafaqatt931/
Rafatqat931/
Rafaqaat931/
Rafaqa9221/
Rafakat86126/
Refaqat8627/
Rafaqah867/
Rafatqa861/
Rafeqat861/
Rafaqatova824/
Rahfakat801/
Raffakat801/
Reffaqat801/
Rafakhat801/
Rafaka7711/
Rafeeqath751/
Refakat7123/
Rafekat711/
Raphakat6710/
Raufakha675/
Rafakhah671/

Rafaqat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafaqat in the Oriya language
ରଫାକତ୍raphakat-
Rafaqat in the Marathi language
राफाकातraphakata50
रफाकतraphakata50
Rafaqat in the Hindi language
रफाकतraphakata41.67
रफाक़तraphaqata33.33
रफ़ाक़तrafaqata16.67
फाकतphakata8.33

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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
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  • 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 Rafaqat
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