Rafique Surname
Approximately 245,432 people bear this surname
Rafique Surname User-submission:
The surname Rafique (Rafiq, Rafik) means 'kind' or 'gentle' in Arabic.
Rafique Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 212,334 | 1:841 | 129 |
| Bangladesh | 13,337 | 1:11,948 | 966 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,168 | 1:5,971 | 833 |
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| India | 2,680 | 1:286,218 | 16,246 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,826 | 1:5,018 | 629 |
| England | 1,480 | 1:37,647 | 4,911 |
| United States | 560 | 1:647,248 | 51,938 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Kuwait | 357 | 1:10,646 | 1,481 |
| Qatar | 328 | 1:7,189 | 768 |
| Oman | 225 | 1:16,391 | 1,699 |
| Canada | 224 | 1:164,489 | 16,566 |
| Bahrain | 191 | 1:7,061 | 1,301 |
| Spain | 121 | 1:386,380 | 21,365 |
| Malaysia | 105 | 1:280,897 | 15,562 |
| Scotland | 81 | 1:66,097 | 5,205 |
| Denmark | 65 | 1:86,842 | 8,367 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:67,272 | 5,910 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Norway | 37 | 1:138,981 | 17,684 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 1:97,427 | 6,588 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Rafique (56,016) may also be a first name.
Rafique Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Rafique (Rafiq, Rafik) means 'kind' or 'gentle' in Arabic.
- syedhumaid109Rafique Demographics
Average Rafique Salary in
United States
$52,304 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rafique Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafique Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rafique (Bengali: রফিক, Hindi: रफीक, Marathi: रिफ़क़ुए, Oriya: ରଫିକ) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafique? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rafique is the 2,234th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 29,693 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Rafique live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 16,779th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 56,016 people.
It is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 212,334 people, or 1 in 841. In Pakistan Rafique is mostly found in: Punjab, where 89 percent live, Sindh, where 5 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this last name occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 5 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live.
Rafique Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rafique has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rafique surname increased 148,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rafique Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Rafique are 4.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.61% registered with the political party.
The amount Rafique earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning 348,302 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning R 217,344 per year; in United States they earn 21.22% more than the national average, earning $52,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $45,830 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafique Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafique in the Bengali language | ||
| রফিক | raphika | - |
| Rafique in the Hindi language | ||
| रफीक | raphika | 98.89 |
| रफ़ीक | rafika | 1.11 |
| Rafique in the Marathi language | ||
| रिफ़क़ुए | rifaqu'e | 75.64 |
| रफीक़ुए | raphiqu'e | 6.41 |
| रफ़ीक | rafika | 6.41 |
| अिफ़क़ुए | aifaqu'e | 3.85 |
| रािफक़ुए | raiphaqu'e | 2.56 |
| रफ़ीक़ | rafiqa | 2.56 |
| फ़ैक़ुए | faiqu'e | 1.28 |
| रफ़ेक़ | rafeqa | 1.28 |
| Rafique in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଫିକ | raphika | 71.25 |
| ରଫିକ୍ | raphik | 28.75 |
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