Raqif Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Raqif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Raqif (2,844) may also be a first name.
Raqif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raqif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raqif occurs most in Qatar. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Raqif? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Raqif are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 136,535th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 2,844 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Qatar, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Not including Qatar this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.
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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 Raqif
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