Rafique Surname

2,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Rafique Surname User-submission:

The surname Rafique (Rafiq, Rafik) means 'kind' or 'gentle' in Arabic.

Rafique Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan212,3341:841129
Bangladesh13,3371:11,948966
Saudi Arabia5,1681:5,971833
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
India2,6801:286,21816,246
United Arab Emirates1,8261:5,018629
England1,4801:37,6474,911
United States5601:647,24851,938
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Kuwait3571:10,6461,481
Qatar3281:7,189768
Oman2251:16,3911,699
Canada2241:164,48916,566
Bahrain1911:7,0611,301
Spain1211:386,38021,365
Malaysia1051:280,89715,562
Scotland811:66,0975,205
Denmark651:86,8428,367
Australia551:490,83137,357
Wales461:67,2725,910
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Norway371:138,98117,684
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Greece261:426,14656,152
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Belgium131:884,35769,774
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
China71:195,331,65210,124
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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.

- syedhumaid109

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 found most in Pakistan. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafique? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,234th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,693 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Rafique reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 16,779th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 56,016 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 212,334 people, or 1 in 841. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 89 percent live, Sindh, where 5 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent live. Besides Pakistan it occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 5 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live.

Rafique Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rafique has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rafique surname rose 148,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rafique Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rafique last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.61% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raffique932,988/
Rafiquee9334/
Rafaique9327/
Rafiqque9317/
Rafeique9314/
Rafiquie939/
Raifique939/
Rafieque935/
Raafique934/
Rafiquue934/
Rasfique933/
Rhafique933/
Reafique933/
Rafioque933/
Rafiqued933/
Rafiquei932/
Rafuique932/
Raefique931/
Radfique931/
Hrafique931/
Rafgique931/
Rafhique931/
Rafiquce931/
Rafiquje931/
Rafiqwue931/
Rafoique931/
Rrafique931/
Razfique931/
Rafiquer931/
Rafiquet931/
Rafiqe924,292/
Rafiqu92335/
Rafffique882/
Raiffique881/
Raffaique881/
Raffgique881/
Raffiquer881/
Rofique86478/
Rafiqui86415/
Refique86105/
Raffiqe8696/
Rafeque8691/
Rafiqeu8653/
Rafaque8611/
Rafiqee869/
Rafuque868/
Raffiqu868/
Rafiqie867/
Rafigue864/
Rafuiqe862/
Rafiqeh861/
Rafieqe861/
Rafaiqu861/
Rafeiqe861/
Rafeiqu861/
Rafiequ861/
Rafioqe861/
Rafiqei861/
Reafiqe861/
Rafiqed861/
Rafiq83252,709/
Rafeeque804,960/
Raphique8022/
Raffeque805/
Rafeaque804/
Raffiqui802/
Refaique801/
Raffaque801/
Raffuque801/
Rafikoue801/
Rofiqueu801/
Rafiqi773,076/
Raffiq771,594/
Rafiek77423/
Rafieq77301/
Rafeiq77113/
Rafike7746/
Rafaiq7742/
Rhafiq7725/
Raifiq7725/
Rahfiq7720/
Rofiqu7719/
Rafaqe7719/
Rafiqq7714/
Raafiq779/
Rafuiq778/
Rafeqe777/
Rafice777/
Rafoiq777/
Rafhiq775/
Raufiq774/
Rafikq774/
Reafiq774/
Radfiq774/
Rafiqh772/
Rrafiq772/
Rofiqe772/
Refiqe772/
Rafiqt772/
Rasfiq772/
Rafiqy772/
Rafiqz771/
Rafuqe771/
Rafequ771/
Razfiq771/
Rawfiq771/
Rafihq771/
Rafeequep753/
Rafeequet753/
Rafeequea751/
Rafeeques751/
Raffeeque751/
Raafeeque751/
Rrafeeque751/
Raphiquez751/
Rodfiquez751/
Rafeequie751/
Reafeeque751/
Rafeeqwue751/
Rafeeqe7169/
Rafeequ7163/
Rafieqi7132/
Radfiqi7114/
Raffiek7113/
Raufiqi7112/
Raffiqi716/
Rafieck716/
Rafegue715/
Raifuqe715/
Rafuqie714/
Rafikie713/
Refeque713/
Raffieq713/
Rafeequeap711/
Rafikui711/
Rafigui711/
Reaffiq711/
Reafieq711/
Rafaizq711/
Raffaiq711/
Rofaque711/
Refuque711/
Rafiqhi711/
Rafequi711/
Rafik6774,478/
Rofiq6719,746/
Rafeq67852/
Rafek67752/
Rafic67671/
Rafyq67652/
Rafig6755/
Refeeque6738/
Rafiqova6729/
Rafeequi6711/
Rafix6710/
Rashfiqi679/
Rafeeqee671/
Rafeeqes671/
Raffieck671/
Rafikepp671/
Rodfigue671/
Raffigui671/
Rafeegue671/
Rafex671/
Rafıq671/
Rofiquio671/
Rafitkes671/
Rafeg671/

Rafique Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafique in the Bengali language
রফিকraphika-
Rafique in the Hindi language
रफीकraphika98.89
रफ़ीकrafika1.11
Rafique in the Marathi language
रिफ़क़ुएrifaqu'e75.64
रफीक़ुएraphiqu'e6.41
रफ़ीकrafika6.41
अिफ़क़ुएaifaqu'e3.85
रािफक़ुएraiphaqu'e2.56
रफ़ीक़rafiqa2.56
फ़ैक़ुएfaiqu'e1.28
रफ़ेक़rafeqa1.28
Rafique in the Oriya language
ରଫିକraphika71.25
ରଫିକ୍raphik28.75

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