Rafeq Surname

409,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Rafeq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafeq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6411:278,6966,022
Iran831:925,09143,938
India491:15,654,396253,566
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Rafeq (456) may also be a first name.

Rafeq Last Name Facts

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

Rafeq is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafeq? popularity and diffusion

It is the 409,925th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,553,458 people. The surname Rafeq is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Rafeq are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 400,063rd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 456 people.

The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 641 people, or 1 in 278,696. In Pakistan Rafeq is most frequent in: Punjab, where 46 percent live, Sindh, where 28 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 16 percent live. Beside Pakistan Rafeq is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 10 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Rafeq Last Name Statistics demography

Rafeq earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

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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 Rafeq
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