Raqf Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Raqf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raqf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Raqf (7) may also be a first name.

Raqf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raqf occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Raqf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raqf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Raqf are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name globally, held by 7 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 100 percent reside. Beside Pakistan it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raquf893/
Raqb759/
Ragf754/
Rakf751/
Raqub6715/
Roquf677/
Raykf671/
Raqbh671/
Rakhf671/
Ragfh671/
Ragqb671/
Raikef601/
Raskpf601/
Racv502/
Reqv501/
Rekf501/
Rokf501/
Rakv501/

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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 Raqf
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