Rafiqullah Surname

212,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Rafiqullah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafiqullah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan9971:32,2501,329
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
India51:153,413,076951,030
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Rafiqullah (2,639) may also be a first name.

Rafiqullah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafiqullah (Hindi: रफीकुल्लाह, Oriya: ରଫିକ୍ତୁଲା) is found most in Afghanistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafiqullah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rafiqullah is the 212,043rd most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,750,667 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafiqullah reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 142,938th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 2,639 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 997 people, or 1 in 32,250. In Afghanistan Rafiqullah is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 30 percent live, Nangarhar, where 25 percent live and Laghman, where 7 percent live. Barring Afghanistan Rafiqullah is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 46 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rafiqullah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafiqullah in the Oriya language
ରଫିକ୍ତୁଲାraphiktula-
Rafiqullah in the Hindi language
रफीकुल्लाहraphikullaha50
रफीक़उल्लाहraphiqa'ullaha50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafiqullah
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