El-Rifai Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El-Rifai Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El-Rifai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

El-Rifai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Rifai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El-Rifai (Russian: Эль-рифаи) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of El-Rifai.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Rifai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 567,444th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. The surname El-Rifai is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of El-Rifai are found; 82 percent are found in North Africa and 82 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 200,733. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

El-Rifai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States El-Rifai are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

El-Rifai earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.76% more than the national average, earning $86,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

El-Rifai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El-Rifai in the Russian language
Эль-рифаиel-rifai-

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