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 last name Rafiya (Bengali: রফিয়া, Hindi: राफिया, Marathi: रफीया, Oriya: ରାଫିୟା) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 188,934th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,257,732 people. Rafiya occurs mostly 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 widely held first name worldwide It is held by 54,806 people.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 870 people, or 1 in 881,684. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 59 percent live, Maharashtra, where 16 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 36 percent live and Pakistan, where 12 percent live.
Rafiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Rafiya last name is primarily 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafiya
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