Rafij Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Rafij Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rafij (808) may also be a first name.
Rafij Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafij Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafij (Bengali: রফিজ, Hindi: रफीज, Marathi: रफीज, Oriya: ରାଫିଜ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafij? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Rafij is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Rafij live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 287,646th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 808 people.
This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 19,668,343. In India Rafij is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 28 percent reside, Bihar, where 26 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 15 percent reside. Aside from India Rafij occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafij Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafij in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଫିଜ | raphija | - |
| Rafij in the Marathi language | ||
| रफीज | raphija | 94.44 |
| अजीज | ajija | 5.56 |
| Rafij in the Bengali language | ||
| রফিজ | raphija | 92.86 |
| রাফিজ | raphija | 7.14 |
| Rafij in the Hindi language | ||
| रफीज | raphija | 92.5 |
| राफिज | raphija | 5 |
| रफिज | raphija | 2.5 |
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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 Rafij
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