Rafek Surname
Approximately 752 people bear this surname
Rafek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 580 | 1:158,510 | 12,069 |
| Malaysia | 64 | 1:460,847 | 23,445 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Rafek (1,951) may also be a first name.
Rafek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafek (Hindi: रफीक, Marathi: रफीेक) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 451,630th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,690,886 people. The last name Rafek is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Rafek reside; 77 percent reside in North Africa and 77 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 171,598th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 1,951 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 158,510. Apart from Egypt it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafek in the Hindi language | ||
| रफीक | raphika | 68.75 |
| रफेक | rapheka | 18.75 |
| राफेक | rapheka | 12.5 |
| Rafek in the Marathi language | ||
| रफीेक | raphieka | 61.29 |
| राफेक | rapheka | 22.58 |
| रफेक | rapheka | 12.9 |
| रफीॅक | raphieka | 3.23 |
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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 Rafek
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