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) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 188,934th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,257,732 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Rafiya live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rafiya is also the 17,092nd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 54,806 people.
The surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 870 people, or 1 in 881,684. In India Rafiya is most frequent in: Telangana, where 59 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 16 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent reside. Other than India it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 36 percent reside and Pakistan, where 12 percent reside.
Rafiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Rafiya surname 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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