Rahaf Surname

115,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Rahaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,8131:24,1112,718
Iraq1311:267,3415,559
India171:45,121,493474,784
Israel91:950,84857,975
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Rahaf (40,944) may also be a first name.

Rahaf Last Name Facts

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

Rahaf (Hindi: रहफ, Marathi: रहफ) is found most in Egypt. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rahaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 115,777th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,828,285 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Rahaf live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Rahaf is also the 21,794th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 40,944 people.

This last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,813 people, or 1 in 24,111. Excluding Egypt it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 3 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahauf916/
Raaf891,404/
Rahf89488/
Rhaf892/
Raaft802,365/
Rahuf801,130/
Raaff80591/
Rahav80448/
Raafs80198/
Raaif8033/
Raafe8022/
Rahaw8014/
Rhaif8010/
Rashf807/
Rhauf802/
Rathf802/
Rauhf801/
Ra'af801/
Raasf801/
Raf753,384/
Rahuff7310/
Rahaph735/
Rahaav732/
Rathff732/
Raafth731/
Rahahb731/
Rauf67225,401/
Raab6736,977/
Rafe675,805/
Raff675,010/
Raif674,640/
Raft672,424/
Rawf67772/
Rabh67691/
Rapf67563/
Raph67340/
Rayf67303/
Hraf67274/
Rajf67151/
Raav67128/
Ravf6774/
Radf6730/
Rahw6725/
Reaf6715/
Rohf6715/
Rawh6714/
Rasf6711/
Rhab6710/
Rafs679/
Rhof678/
Raaw677/
Razf676/
Rhaw674/
Rafz673/
Rzaf673/
Rafh673/
Rafp672/
Rahv671/
Rafì671/
Ravh670/

Rahaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahaf in the Marathi language
रहफrahapha-
Rahaf in the Hindi language
रहफrahapha94.12
राहफrahapha5.88

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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
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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 Rahaf
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