Raifa Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Maldives

Raifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
India111:69,733,217610,955
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Raifa (3,120) may also be a first name.

Raifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raifa (Arabic: رءيفه, Bengali: রইফা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺋﻴﻔﺔ, Hindi: रईफा) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Raifa is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Raifa reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Raifa is also the 128,978th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 3,120 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 428,840. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 72 percent live, Midlands Province, where 25 percent live and Harare Province, where 3 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Raifa Last Name Statistics demography

Raifa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raiffa9117/
Raifat9113/
Raifah9111/
Raifad9110/
Raifai913/
Rajifa912/
Rayifa911/
Rafa8921,983/
Rifa8914,052/
Raifaud8348/
Rajifah832/
Raiafat831/
Raiffat831/
Rayifat831/
Rhaifah831/
Raiefai831/
Rifai80132,048/
Rifat8094,357/
Rafat8037,434/
Raffa809,623/
Rafai809,309/
Rafea803,604/
Rifah803,123/
Rafaa802,599/
Rafay802,183/
Rifas801,758/
Rifaz801,268/
Rafaj801,131/
Rafah801,031/
Rifad80955/
Rifay80877/
Rifaj80352/
Riffa80294/
Raifi80232/
Rifau80217/
Raafa80217/
Rafas80174/
Raufa80165/
Raife80163/
Rafaz8096/
Risfa8093/
Rafad8090/
Roifa8085/
Rifga8071/
Rafau8053/
Ridfa8040/
Reifa8031/
Riefa8025/
Rifaa8023/
Rifaï8021/
Rafoa8019/
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Hrifa8013/
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Rifha807/
Rhifa807/
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Ruifa805/
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Rifea803/
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Raiffaud7726/
Hraifach771/
Raafat7382,602/
Rafaat7310,030/
Rifaat739,202/
Riffat732,605/
Raffat732,314/
Roifah731,540/
Raffai731,385/
Ra'fat731,258/
Rifaai731,013/
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Raffah73531/
Rifaah73527/
Rifaid73445/
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Rafeea73329/
Raifer73297/
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Rishfa73172/
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Raufat7396/
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Rafaah7318/
Rafaut7317/
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Raufai7315/
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Rifhah7313/
Rafach7313/
Raafay7312/
Rajefa7311/
Rhifai7310/
Rifait7310/
Reafat7310/
Ruifah739/
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Rayfat733/
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Rajfat732/
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Raifie730/
Rifast730/
Rafi67191,869/
Rife679,192/
Rifi676,488/
Rafe675,805/
Rifo673,667/
Riffaud672,580/
Rafy672,186/
Refa671,267/
Ryfa671,191/
Riffaut67484/
Raffaut67469/
Rafo67447/
Raufast67251/
Rishfat67245/
Raffaud67227/
Ra'afat67154/
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Roiffah6727/
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Rifault6722/
Rifé6717/
Rishfah6716/
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Raiffie6714/
Raiffer6712/
Rojifah6711/
Rifa'at678/
Rifaith678/
Rifá678/
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Raffass676/
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Hreifah675/
Raiphay674/
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Ra'faat674/
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Rafj674/
Rafa'ai673/
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Rishfau672/
Rafatcz672/
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Rify672/
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Rashfai672/
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Raifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﺋﻴﻔﺔryyft-
Raifa in the Bengali language
রইফাra'ipha-
Raifa in the Hindi language
रईफाra'ipha54.17
रइफाra'ipha12.5
राइफाra'ipha12.5
रैफाraipha8.33
राईफाra'ipha8.33
राइफ़ाra'ifa4.17
Raifa in the Arabic language
رءيفهryfh-
رإيفهrayfh-
رآيفهrayfh-
رايفهrayfh-
رئيفةryyft-
رئيفهryyfh-

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