Rahef Surname
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Rahef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 130 | 1:297,166 | 29,274 |
| Iran | 99 | 1:775,581 | 39,259 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Rahef (76) may also be a first name.
Rahef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rahef is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rahef click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahef? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,038,570th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. Rahef occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Rahef reside; 54 percent reside in North Africa and 54 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,107,702nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 76 people.
The surname Rahef is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 297,166. In Algeria Rahef is most numerous in: Chlef Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Algeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 41 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raef | 89 | 3,001 | / |
| Rahif | 80 | 10,821 | / |
| Raeif | 80 | 337 | / |
| Raeef | 80 | 179 | / |
| Raeff | 80 | 37 | / |
| Raefe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Raaef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ra'ef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rohef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rahev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rahew | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rheuff | 73 | 16 | / |
| Rahiev | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rahaev | 73 | 4 | / |
| Rahiff | 73 | 4 | / |
| Raeeff | 73 | 3 | / |
| Reheef | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rohefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raheab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rohief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reheif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Reaeef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rahifs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raev | 67 | 5,617 | / |
| Roef | 67 | 418 | / |
| Reuf | 67 | 21 | / |
| Raew | 67 | 13 | / |
| Raaheeb | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rahef
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