Rafeek Surname

36,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Rafeek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafeek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5,2621:3,954571
India3,1031:247,20114,365
Egypt2,0141:45,6484,549
Saudi Arabia1,7091:18,0552,487
United Arab Emirates9641:9,5041,201
Qatar3591:6,568697
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Guyana1601:4,764839
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Pakistan571:3,134,10324,953
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
England441:1,266,32057,817
Canada381:969,62173,252
Trinidad and Tobago321:42,6243,925
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Oman121:307,3314,704
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Rafeek (17,062) may also be a first name.

Rafeek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafeek (Hindi: रफीक) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafeek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,913th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 510,118 people. The surname Rafeek is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Rafeek reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 42,429th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 17,062 people.

The last name is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 5,262 people, or 1 in 3,954. Aside from Sri Lanka Rafeek exists in 33 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 14 percent are found.

Rafeek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rafeek last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rafeek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $40,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.46% less than the national average, earning $41,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rafeeck9235/
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Rafık731/
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Rafeeque714,960/
Rafekova7143/
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Rafiqe674,292/
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Raffik67179/
Rafikh67125/
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Rejfek67102/
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Reffek6727/
Reifek6718/
Raufik6717/
Rafhik6714/
Ratfik6710/
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Rafaik678/
Rafeqq677/
Rafikp675/
Raphek674/
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Raafik672/
Raefik671/
Rafauk671/
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Rafeek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafeek in the Hindi language
रफीकraphika-

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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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  • 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 Rafeek
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