Rafiullah Surname

69,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Rafiullah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafiullah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan6,1151:5,258486
Pakistan5171:345,5396,869
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
India1821:4,214,645112,328
Qatar471:50,1704,949
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Rafiullah (29,027) may also be a first name.

Rafiullah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafiullah (Bengali: রফিউল্লা, Hindi: रफीउल्लाह, Marathi: रफीउाह) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafiullah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rafiullah is the 69,656th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,025,404 people. The last name Rafiullah is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafiullah reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rafiullah is also the 28,612th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 29,027 people.

The last name Rafiullah is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 6,115 people, or 1 in 5,258. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Kabul, where 21 percent live, Nangarhar, where 20 percent live and Kunar, where 8 percent live. Excluding Afghanistan this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 7 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.

Rafiullah Last Name Statistics demography

Rafiullah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 87.21% more than the national average, earning $80,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rafiullah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafiullah in the Bengali language
রফিউল্লাraphi'ulla-
Rafiullah in the Hindi language
रफीउल्लाहraphi'ullaha91.33
रफिउल्लाहraphi'ullaha7.17
रफीउल्लहraphi'ullaha0.58
राफिउल्लाहraphi'ullaha0.33
राफीउल्लाहraphi'ullaha0.17
रफीउल्लाraphi'ulla0.17
रफिऊल्लाहraphi'ullaha0.08
रफिउल्लहraphi'ullaha0.08
रफ़ीऊल्लाहrafi'ullaha0.08
Rafiullah in the Marathi language
रफीउाहraphiuaha80
रफीऊाहraphiuaha6.15
रािफउाहraiphauaha6.15
रािफउाःraiphauah1.54
अलीऊाहaliuaha1.54
रािफउलाहraipha'ulaha1.54
रफ़ीउrafi'u1.54
रफीउलाहraphi'ulaha1.54

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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 Rafiullah
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