Rifaqat Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

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

Rifaqat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifaqat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1871:955,31512,672
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England31:18,572,686338,250
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Rifaqat (1,937) may also be a first name.

Rifaqat Last Name Facts

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

Rifaqat (Hindi: रिफाकत, Marathi: िरफ़क़त) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifaqat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,101,507th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Rifaqat live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 172,339th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 1,937 people.

It is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 955,315. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 46 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 35 percent reside and Sindh, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan Rifaqat occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Rifaqat Last Name Statistics demography

Rifaqat earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifaquat936/
Riffaqat934/
Rifakat86175/
Refaqat8627/
Rufaqat862/
Rifaqah861/
Rifakath802/
Rifakhat802/
Reffaqat801/
Rifaka772/
Refakat7123/
Roifaka711/
Riofaka711/
Refaiqah6744/
Riphakat675/
Rifaaico671/
Rifaco6277/
Riofaco5753/
Refacas571/
Raifoska538/
Rephakat531/

Rifaqat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifaqat in the Marathi language
िरफ़क़तirafaqata50
रीफाकतriphakata50
Rifaqat in the Hindi language
रिफाकतriphakata43.3
रिफ़ाक़तrifaqata29.9
रिफाक़तriphaqata25.77
रिफाक़तriphaqata1.03

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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 Rifaqat
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