Rafiqe Surname
Approximately 4,292 people bear this surname
Rafiqe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2,134 | 1:83,713 | 2,849 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rafiqe (17,748) may also be a first name.
Rafiqe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafiqe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafiqe (Marathi: रिफ़क़े) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiqe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 108,457th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,697,937 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Rafiqe reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rafiqe is also the 41,230th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 17,748 people.
The last name Rafiqe is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 2,134 people, or 1 in 83,713. In Pakistan Rafiqe is most common in: Punjab, where 68 percent are found, Sindh, where 16 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 49 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafiqe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafiqe in the Marathi language | ||
| रिफ़क़े | rifaqe | - |
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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 Rafiqe
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