Raif Surname

101,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Raif Surname User-submission:

The Raif surname means 'compassionate (softhearted)' in Arabic.

Raif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,1251:30,6454,894
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Israel4701:18,2082,709
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Pakistan2701:661,64410,198
Bulgaria2411:28,9582,350
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Greece1931:57,4089,604
Indonesia1861:711,01755,051
England1541:361,80625,827
Malaysia1411:209,17912,210
Nigeria1401:1,265,30550,482
Philippines801:1,265,47896,721
Northern Cyprus731:4,370810
India711:10,803,738202,948
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Ukraine291:1,569,748122,792
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
North Macedonia181:116,7489,678
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Maldives81:50,5222,455
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Albania51:582,81119,572
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Raif (21,751) may also be a first name.

Raif Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Raif surname means 'compassionate (softhearted)' in Arabic.

- rafe

Raif Last Name Facts

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

Raif (Arabic: رأيف, Hindi: रईफ, Marathi: रोैफ़, Russian: Раиф) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 101,715th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,570,592 people. Raif occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of Raif are found; 38 percent are found in North Africa and 24 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 35,511th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 21,751 people.

It is most numerous in Morocco, where it is held by 1,125 people, or 1 in 30,645. Other than Morocco Raif occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 14 percent live and Israel, where 10 percent live.

Raif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raif surname grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raif surname are 3.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.67% registered with the party.

The amount Raif earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning $40,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.55% more than the national average, earning $69,831 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raiff89307/
Hraif89242/
Raife89163/
Raief89127/
Rajif8974/
Rayif8937/
Raiof8935/
Raaif8933/
Raiuf8921/
Rhaif8910/
Raifz891/
Raiaf891/
Raidf891/
Raifh891/
Raf863,384/
Rif862,782/
Raiffe80122/
Raieff8010/
Raioof804/
Raieef804/
Raiuff803/
Raiouf802/
Rayiff801/
Raiafe801/
Rauf75225,401/
Reif7518,431/
Rife759,192/
Rafe755,805/
Raff755,010/
Rief754,005/
Raef753,001/
Riff752,620/
Raft752,424/
Raib751,461/
Raaf751,404/
Rawf75772/
Rapf75563/
Roif75523/
Rahf75488/
Riof75384/
Rayf75303/
Hraf75274/
Rajf75151/
Ravf7574/
Rijf7533/
Radf7530/
Ruif7525/
Rift7523/
Raiv7519/
Reaf7515/
Rhif7512/
Rasf7511/
Rafs759/
Rizf757/
Razf756/
Rrif754/
Rafz753/
Rzaf753/
Rafh753/
Raiw753/
Rhaf752/
Hrif752/
Rafp752/
Rifs751/
Risf751/
Rafì751/
Raifova7371/
Raifová7327/
Rajib6747,468/
Reiff679,923/
Rajiv674,794/
Rauff674,128/
Riffe674,112/
Rahaf673,986/
Raaft672,365/
Rahuf671,130/
Rieff67852/
Raffe67846/
Raaff67591/
Raieb67393/
Reifs67389/
Rhaib67310/
Raafs67198/
Rijff67168/
Rafft67134/
Rauuf67105/
Rajaf6785/
Roife6779/
Raffs6762/
Roiff6755/
Rayiv6754/
Reift6753/
Reife6750/
Raeff6737/
Rayuf6735/
Raufe6733/
Rojaf6731/
Raafe6722/
Riyaf6720/
Reafs6717/
Rayef6714/
Rioff6714/
Rauft6712/
Raiph6711/
Raufh6711/
Rayib6711/
Raiab6710/
Rayof6710/
Raufs679/
Rehaf678/
Rrauf678/
Hrauf677/
Rasfh677/
Rauef677/
Rashf677/
Reyaf676/
Raiev675/
Rejaf675/
Hraib675/
Rafhe674/
Ra'ft674/
Reafe673/
Rayfe673/
Rajuf673/
Rajef673/
Raudf673/
Raiiv673/
Roiaf673/
Rayaf672/
Rathf672/
Royaf672/
Raivs672/
Rajiw672/
Raibh672/
Raiib672/
Royif672/
Rhauf672/
Rauyf672/
Raiov672/
Rautf671/
Rzaiv671/
Ruiff671/
Readf671/
Reasf671/
Rievf671/
Rawef671/
Raufp671/
Rauhf671/
Rapfh671/
Rojif671/
Hrief671/
Reisf671/
Hrift671/
Rapfe671/
Rasfe671/
Reief671/
Raufz671/
Rhief671/
Ra'af671/
Rafsh671/
Raftt671/
Ruyaf671/
Raaib671/
Roiif671/
Raihb671/
Rafff671/
Rafht671/
Raasf671/
Riwwf671/
Hriff671/
Reaff670/
Riffs670/
Rhife670/
Rivfe670/
Riefh670/
Rawfe670/
Richf670/

Raif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raif in the Marathi language
रोैफ़roaifa-
Raif in the Hindi language
रईफra'ipha60.87
रइफra'ipha36.96
राईफ़ra'ifa2.17
Raif in the Russian language
Раифraif-
Raif in the Arabic language
رأيفrayf-
رايفrayf-
رئيفryyf-

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