Rafiqu Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Rafiqu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 307 | 1:581,902 | 9,403 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Rafiqu (123) may also be a first name.
Rafiqu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafiqu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafiqu (Marathi: रफ़ीक) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiqu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 827,165th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafiqu reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 840,349th most common first name globally. It is borne by 123 people.
Rafiqu is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 581,902. In Pakistan Rafiqu is most numerous in: Punjab, where 61 percent reside, Sindh, where 23 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent reside. Not including Pakistan Rafiqu exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafiqu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafiqu in the Marathi language | ||
| रफ़ीक | rafika | - |
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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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- 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 Rafiqu
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