Rafq Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Rafq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Rafq (16) may also be a first name.

Rafq Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafq occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rafq click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafq? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Rafq is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Rafq reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rafq is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename on earth It is held by 16 people.

Rafq is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,508,464. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 47 percent reside, Punjab, where 41 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent reside. Not including Pakistan it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent reside and Thailand, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raifq89135/
Raufq895/
Rafqe894/
Rafhq891/
Rafqt891/
Rafıq891/
Raffq891/
Rafque80201/
Raifqe803/
Rafqut801/
Rafk7541/
Rabq755/
Rawq755/
Ravq751/
Rafc751/
Raifque7352/
Raffque734/
Rafhque732/
Rafke6718/
Raufc673/
Rawqu672/
Raufk671/
Refqu671/
Reefq671/
Rafık671/
Rawqe671/
Rawqh671/
Rasvq671/
Rabqh671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rafq
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