Rafiya Surname
Approximately 2,237 people bear this surname
Rafiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 870 | 1:881,684 | 38,529 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Pakistan | 268 | 1:666,582 | 10,243 |
| Syria | 231 | 1:83,554 | 3,220 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Rafiya (54,806) may also be a first name.
Rafiya Demographics
Rafiya Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Rafiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafiya (Bengali: রফিয়া, Hindi: राफिया, Marathi: रफीया, Oriya: ରାଫିୟା) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rafiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rafiya is the 188,934th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,257,732 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Rafiya reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 17,092nd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 54,806 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 870 people, or 1 in 881,684. In India Rafiya is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 59 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 16 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 36 percent are found and Pakistan, where 12 percent are found.
Rafiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rafiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rafiya in the Marathi language | ||
| रफीया | raphiya | 93.12 |
| राफीया | raphiya | 4.75 |
| सैयद | saiyada | 0.51 |
| िरयाज | irayaja | 0.25 |
| रकीया | rakiya | 0.08 |
| शैयद | saiyada | 0.08 |
| तैयब | taiyaba | 0.08 |
| रयाज | rayaja | 0.08 |
| रफ़ीया | rafiya | 0.08 |
| रबीया | rabiya | 0.08 |
| रािकया | raikaya | 0.08 |
| रझीया | rajhiya | 0.08 |
| Rafiya in the Hindi language | ||
| राफिया | raphiya | 68.2 |
| रफिया | raphiya | 25.2 |
| रफीया | raphiya | 3.98 |
| राफीया | raphiya | 2.35 |
| राफि़या | raphiya | 0.1 |
| रफि़या | raphiya | 0.04 |
| राफीय | raphiya | 0.04 |
| राफिय | raphiya | 0.02 |
| रफ़िया | rafiya | 0.02 |
| राफ़ीया | rafiya | 0.02 |
| Rafiya in the Bengali language | ||
| রফিয়া | raphiya | 63.86 |
| রাফিয়া | raphiya | 36.14 |
| Rafiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଫିୟା | raphiya | 50 |
| ରାଫିଆ | raphi'a | 25 |
| ରପିୟା | rapiya | 8.33 |
| ରାଫିୟ | raphiya | 8.33 |
| ରଫିୟା | raphiya | 8.33 |
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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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- 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 Rafiya
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