Rafiqah Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Rafiqah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafiqah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1671:791,91160,260
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Rafiqah (1,718) may also be a first name.

Rafiqah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafiqah (Arabic: رفيقه) is found most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafiqah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rafiqah is the 1,163,787th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Rafiqah reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rafiqah is also the 185,222nd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 1,718 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 791,911. In Indonesia Rafiqah is mostly concentrated in: South Kalimantan, where 35 percent are found, West Kalimantan, where 28 percent are found and Aceh, where 13 percent are found. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found and Singapore, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafiqa92594/
Rafiqhash886/
Rafikah86311/
Rofiqah86164/
Rafiqoh8691/
Rafiqat8629/
Rafiqua867/
Raficah866/
Rafiqha861/
Raffiqa861/
Refaiqah8044/
Rafikhah8033/
Rafikaah8022/
Rafiquat802/
Raffikah801/
Rafika773,465/
Rofiqa7749/
Rafica7717/
Rafeqa773/
Rafiqo772/
Rafiqâ771/
Rofiqoh714,643/
Rofikah71496/
Rafeeqa71205/
Rafikoh7161/
Rafikha7160/
Rafiqeu7153/
Raffika716/
Rafhika715/
Rofiqha714/
Rofiqat713/
Rafiqei711/
Rafiqou711/
Rafeqat711/
Rafikoa711/
Rafikay711/
Rafikaa711/
Rofikhah6716/
Rofiqkoh676/
Rafikhoh676/
Rafeequa675/
Rhofiqoh675/
Rafiquei672/
Rafikkha672/
Rafiekho671/
Rafichko671/

Rafiqah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafiqah in the Arabic language
رفيقهrfyqh-

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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 Rafiqah
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