Rafqat Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Rafqat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafqat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6991:255,5715,725
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Rafqat (21,424) may also be a first name.

Rafqat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rafqat (Arabic: رفقت) occurs most in Pakistan. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafqat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 472,684th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. The last name Rafqat is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rafqat live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rafqat is also the 35,908th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 21,424 people.

This last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 699 people, or 1 in 255,571. In Pakistan Rafqat is primarily found in: Punjab, where 92 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent reside and Sindh, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafquat925/
Rafqa91154/
Rafkat835/
Refqat832/
Rafkhat773/
Raffcat771/
Rafkate771/
Rafka73112/
Rabqa7332/
Rafca735/
Rawqah67275/
Rafkatova679/
Rafkah676/
Raffka671/
Rafkha671/
Rabqah671/

Rafqat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rafqat in the Arabic language
رفقتrfqt-
رفقةrfqt-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rafqat
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