Rafiq name meaning

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Updated: March 18th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Arabic and Indian
Usage: Arabic, Hindi, Sindhi and Tamil
Pronunciation: rah-FEEK
Meaning: Kind, Helpful, Trust-able, Fellow Traveler and Friend Companion
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What does Rafiq mean?

Uncommon boy name Rafiq is rooted from Indian and Arabic which is substantially used in Sindhi, Hindi, Arabic and Tamil languages, Rafiq means "Ally, Helpful, Trust-able, Fellow Traveler or Companion".

How do I pronounce Rafiq?

The two syllabled name Rafiq is commonly pronounced as rah-FEEK. The other ways to say the name is r(a)-fiq.

Variants of Rafiq

Rafee, Rafi, Rafat, Raphael

Names that rhyme with Rafiq

How popular is the name Rafiq?

Rafiq is an uncommon baby name in United States, although it has been in use since 1976 but could not make beyond the top 4000. Over 370 babies in United States have been named Rafiq.

In England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and peaked in 1996 when it ranked 1765th. Rafiq is a rare baby name in France there is very thin chances of it still being given as it was last seen in 2002.

But Rafiq is a popular baby name in Pakistan where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, India, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Yemen, Afghanistan and Tunisia. According to our estimate, at least 260000 people have been bestowed Rafiq around the globe.

YearRankBirths
2018600414
2017107006
201696027
201587178
2014120785
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Numerological aspects of Rafiq

You make mistakes but don't learn from them. You are an adventurer who follows his intuition. You would put other people's interests and wishes before yours just to see them happy. You are interested in learning new and exciting things. You always find a creative way to express how you feel and turn your pain into some masterpiece. You appreciate an educated man. You are one yourself. You hang around with different people, so you can widen your life perspective and expand your knowledge.

Other names similar to Rafiq, for would be parents

  •  Rajaa means Hope or King is notably used in Arabic and Sindhi is used as a gender-neutral name
  •  Mehndi mostly is used in Hindi and Arabic bestowed upon girls, meaning of Mehndi is "Beautiful Color or Henna Hand Art"
  •  Izzat - Uncustomary Izzat largely is used in Malay and Sindhi is a gender-neutral name, meaning of Izzat is "Pride or Honor" is of Arabic and Arab origin
  •  Suhaib - Curious boy name Suhaib is mainly used in Hindi and Arabic, meaning of Suhaib is "Of Reddish Hair or Complexion, Of Reddish Hair or Name of the First Roman to Embrace Islam"
  •  Shail - Infrequent boy name Shail is used specifically in Marathi, Arabic and Malayalam, meaning of Shail is "A Mountain Rock or Mountain" has origin in Sanskrit
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Famous people named Rafiq

  • Rafiq Sabir, contemporary Kurdish poet
  • Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, protester killed during the Bengali Language Movement that took place in East Pakistan
  • Rafiq Tağı, Azerbaijani short story writer and a journalist
  • Rafiq Hilmi, Kurdish historian
  • Rafiq Zakaria, Indian politician and Islamic religious cleric
  • Rafiq Shinwari, singer and composer of Pashto music
  • Rafiq Nishonov, served as the twelfth First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR
  • Rafiq Anwar in The Spy Who Loved Me as Actor
  • Rafiq Abdullah in movie The Blood of Hussain as Writer

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