Raheef Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Raheef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raheef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2121:835,57936,885
Israel211:407,50632,346
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
India141:54,790,384527,769
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
England11:55,718,059489,080
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Raheef (157) may also be a first name.

Raheef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raheef occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raheef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raheef is the 961,438th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Raheef reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Raheef is also the 732,696th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 157 people.

Raheef is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 835,579. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 41 percent are found, Osun, where 35 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 8 percent are found and Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raeef91179/
Roheef8323/
Raeeff833/
Raeyef831/
Raeif73337/
Roeef736/
Raeew731/
Raeev731/
Reueff672/
Raeesw671/
Raeebh671/
Raeesv671/
Hraeew671/
Raeeva671/
Roeif551/
Roeew551/
Reajev506/

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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 Raheef
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