Rahif Surname

47,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Rahif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq10,5901:3,307363
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
India161:47,941,586492,263
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Rahif (1,411) may also be a first name.

Rahif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rahif (Hindi: रहीफ, Marathi: रहीफ) occurs in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahif? popularity and diffusion

Rahif is the 47,754th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 673,463 people. The last name Rahif is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Rahif reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 207,956th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,411 people.

The surname Rahif is most common in Iraq, where it is borne by 10,590 people, or 1 in 3,307. Barring Iraq Rahif is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 2 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahiff914/
Rahifs911/
Raeif80337/
Rahef80242/
Rauif8081/
Raoif8024/
Rohif8018/
Rahiv8010/
Rehif803/
Roaif801/
Rahiev734/
Rahiph732/
Rajhiv732/
Rauaif732/
Rouaif732/
Rahiov732/
Rohaif731/
Rooaif731/
Rohief731/
Rauife731/
Reheif731/
Rahihb731/
Raef673,001/
Rohiffs671/

Rahif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahif in the Hindi language
रहीफrahipha88.24
रहिफrahipha5.88
राहिफrahipha5.88
Rahif in the Marathi language
रहीफrahipha60
राहीफrahipha40

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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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  • 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 Rahif
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