Rofiya Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rofiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rofiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Rofiya (656) may also be a first name.

Rofiya Last Name Facts

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

Rofiya (Hindi: रोफिया, Marathi: रोफीया) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rofiya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Rofiya live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rofiya is also the 324,189th most numerous first name globally, borne by 656 people.

The surname Rofiya is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Niger, where 75 percent reside and Lagos, where 25 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Thailand, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rofiyah92203/
Rofiyat92107/
Roofiya921/
Roufiya921/
Rowffiya861/
Rafiya832,237/
Rofaya831/
Rofayah7738/
Rafiyat7734/
Rafiyah7713/
Raffiya774/
Raafiya772/
Rofeeya772/
Rofouya771/
Rafieya771/
Rafiyad771/
Rafhiya771/
Rofai73423/
Rofie73252/
Rofei73205/
Rofaj73136/
Rofea7367/
Rofaa7321/
Rofey7318/
Rofae7314/
Rofoi7313/
Rofye731/
Raafiyat711/
Roufai677,643/
Roffey672,711/
Refaiy671,508/
Rafaya67261/
Rofiie67193/
Rafiyi67172/
Refuya67141/
Rafiey6797/
Rofeah6780/
Roufay6778/
Rodfai6776/
Rafiye6763/
Roufaî6747/
Rafija6732/
Roffie6732/
Rofais6728/
Rofuji6723/
Rofaie6721/
Rotfai6719/
Refeya6712/
Roufie6711/
Roffay679/
Roifye679/
Rafeya678/
Rafiea678/
Ruofei677/
Rofayi676/
Roofay675/
Rafiia674/
Refaya673/
Rafaia673/
Roufau672/
Rofaiz672/
Rofhau672/
Refaia672/
Refoya672/
Rafeiy672/
Rofiji672/
Rofaai671/
Refoia671/
Rofaye671/
Rofeit671/
Royfay671/
Roufoi671/
Rowfai671/
Rafoya671/
Rofoie671/
Rofoyo671/
Refiye671/
Rafuia671/
Rafyia671/
Roffei671/
Roffea671/

Rofiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rofiya in the Marathi language
रोफीयाrophiya-
Rofiya in the Hindi language
रोफियाrophiya83.33
रोफीयाrophiya11.11
रोफइयाropha'iya5.56

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rofiya
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