Rafeez Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Rafeez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafeez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan871:2,053,37819,549
India411:18,708,912282,725
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Rafeez (361) may also be a first name.

Rafeez Last Name Facts

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

Rafeez is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafeez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,544,715th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Rafeez occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Rafeez are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 458,188th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 361 people.

The surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 2,053,378. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 36 percent are found, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 29 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafee9112,847/
Rafez91403/
Raffee831,667/
Rafeea83329/
Rafeet83161/
Rafeej83112/
Rafeed8381/
Rafees8345/
Rafiez8325/
Rafeer8324/
Reafee8310/
Rafaez8310/
Raifee838/
Raafee835/
Rafeec835/
Rafeey833/
Raf'ee833/
Rafhee832/
Raufee832/
Rafeee832/
Rasfee831/
Rafeae831/
Rafe'e831/
Rafeaz831/
Rafe805,805/
Raffeet7717/
Rafeesh773/
Rafa'ee773/
Rafeedh772/
Raufezh772/
Rafheed771/
Raaffee771/
Raufeed771/
Rafeehj771/
Raffeeh771/
Raffaez771/
Raffiez771/
Raffetz770/
Rafie7318,577/
Rafea733,604/
Rafei732,922/
Rafer732,654/
Rafeh732,596/
Rafed731,061/
Rafet73930/
Raffe73846/
Rafey73814/
Rafes73456/
Rafiz73289/
Raife73163/
Rofee7350/
Raufe7333/
Rafeu7326/
Raafe7322/
Rafhe734/
Reafe733/
Rayfe733/
Rahfe732/
Rafep731/
Rapfe731/
Rasfe731/
Rafex731/
Rawfe730/
Rasfheed711/
Rahfierz710/
Raffie67583/
Raufer67520/
Rhafes67413/
Raffer67311/
Raifer67297/
Raffed67236/
Rafieh67233/
Rafeat67225/
Raiffe67122/
Raffey6797/
Rafiey6797/
Raffet6778/
Roffee6764/
Rajfer6741/
Raffei6741/
Raufea6726/
Raafie6720/
Raafet6719/
Raffes6718/
Raffeh6713/
Raufie6711/
Rafiea678/
Rayfer677/
Rafice677/
Royfee676/
Raafey676/
Rafitz676/
Rafidz675/
Reafer674/
Ratfer674/
Raphee674/
Roofee674/
Raufet674/
Rafi'e674/
Rhafey674/
Rafe'a674/
Reafie674/
Raafeh673/
Rafeis672/
Rafaiz672/
Rafise672/
Radfer672/
Raifet672/
Rafett672/
Rayffe672/
Rafaes672/
Rahfie672/
Rafhed671/
Rafihe671/
Rafues671/
Roufee671/
Ravfer671/
Roffez671/
Rafije671/
Rafedh671/
Rajfes671/
Rahfeh671/
Rhafer671/
Rafech671/
Rafehy671/
Rafeid671/
Rafhie671/
Reafet671/
Radfed670/
Rafher670/
Raifie670/
Rofeer670/
Rauffe670/
Rafeus670/

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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 Rafeez
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