Al Rif Surname
Approximately 555 people bear this surname
Al Rif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 404 | 1:13,953 | 1,941 |
| Yemen | 137 | 1:192,885 | 8,388 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Al Rif Demographics
Al Rif Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Rif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Rif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Rif is found in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Rif? popularity and diffusion
Al Rif is the 568,972nd most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Rif are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 74 percent are found in Levant.
This surname is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 404 people, or 1 in 13,953. In Lebanon Al Rif is most numerous in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 80 percent reside, Beqaa Governorate, where 11 percent reside and Beirut Governorate, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Lebanon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 25 percent reside and Syria, where 2 percent reside.
Al Rif Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Maronite (97%) in Lebanon.
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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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- 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
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