Rafeeh Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Rafeeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 260 | 1:687,092 | 10,429 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Rafeeh (276) may also be a first name.
Rafeeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafeeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rafeeh (Arabic: رفيعه) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafeeh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 945,594th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafeeh live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 534,713th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 276 people.
It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 687,092. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 77 percent live, Sindh, where 19 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 2 percent live. Not including Pakistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafaeeh | 92 | 2 | / |
| Rafeehj | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rafiee | 83 | 79,545 | / |
| Rafaee | 83 | 251 | / |
| Rafeei | 83 | 35 | / |
| Rafehi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Rahfee | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rafyee | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rafeey | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rafeee | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rafe'e | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafjeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafeae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rafeeea | 77 | 101 | / |
| Raffiee | 77 | 35 | / |
| Rafieha | 77 | 23 | / |
| Rafiaee | 77 | 21 | / |
| Rafi'ee | 77 | 6 | / |
| Rafieie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rafieei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rafa'ee | 77 | 3 | / |
| Raffieh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rafie | 73 | 18,577 | / |
| Rafeu | 73 | 26 | / |
| Rafye | 73 | 6 | / |
| Rafie'ee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafiei | 67 | 10,736 | / |
| Refaee | 67 | 3,452 | / |
| Rafahi | 67 | 2,721 | / |
| Raffie | 67 | 583 | / |
| Rafaei | 67 | 472 | / |
| Rafihi | 67 | 257 | / |
| Rafiie | 67 | 226 | / |
| Rafiey | 67 | 97 | / |
| Rafier | 67 | 40 | / |
| Rofiee | 67 | 34 | / |
| Rafiez | 67 | 25 | / |
| Rafiih | 67 | 23 | / |
| Raafie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rafiha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Raufie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rofaee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rafiea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rafaey | 67 | 7 | / |
| Rapheeaha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Raufye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rafa'e | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rafied | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reafie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rafi'e | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rahfie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafeaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rafeai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Refiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafaae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rofoee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafoei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raifie | 67 | 0 | / |
Rafeeh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafeeh in the Arabic language | ||
| رفيعه | rfyh | - |
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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 Rafeeh
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