Rafif Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Algeria

Rafif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2001:661,24651,715
Algeria811:476,93336,415
France491:1,355,566135,191
India391:19,668,343291,059
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rafif (2,416) may also be a first name.

Rafif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafif (Hindi: रफीफ) is most common in Indonesia. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 745,450th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname Rafif is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Rafif live; 54 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 150,878th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,416 people.

It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 661,246. In Indonesia Rafif is most numerous in: Jakarta, where 52 percent reside, East Java, where 20 percent reside and North Sumatra, where 17 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 21 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafief912/
Rafifz911/
Rafaif911/
Raffif911/
Raafif911/
Ratfiff831/
Raififf830/
Refif80756/
Rafef8068/
Rafib8031/
Rofif8012/
Rafiw808/
Rafiv807/
Rafyf801/
Rafiev735,305/
Refaif73136/
Rafeef7311/
Roffif739/
Reffif733/
Rafiov731/
Refief731/
Raffef731/
Raffayf671/
Rafew608/
Refef602/
Rofiev552,096/
Rafeev5594/
Refiev5515/
Rafeew5514/
Rafeeb552/
Raphiv551/
Rafeva551/
Raphiw551/
Rafews550/
Hrafeev5010/
Raphiph507/
Raphaib504/
Rouffef503/
Roefeef503/

Rafif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafif in the Hindi language
रफीफraphipha-

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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 Rafif
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