Raifu Surname

40,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Raifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,0961:13,5261,367
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Raifu (4,570) may also be a first name.

Raifu Last Name Facts

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

Raifu (Hindi: रैफू, Marathi: रैफु) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Raifu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raifu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,018th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 555,792 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Raifu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 101,628th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 4,570 people.

The surname Raifu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,096 people, or 1 in 13,526. In Nigeria Raifu is most common in: Oyo, where 41 percent reside, Osun, where 32 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Raifu exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Raifu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Raifu last name is chiefly Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rayifu9127/
Raiffu9115/
Raiufu9110/
Raifuh915/
Raiifu914/
Raifou911/
Rafu893,072/
Rifu89175/
Raifaud8348/
Raufu807,716/
Rifau80217/
Rafus80207/
Rafui80179/
Rafou8062/
Rafau8053/
Rifou8040/
Raffu8040/
Ratfu8029/
Ruifu8028/
Roifu8027/
Rafeu8026/
Raefu8017/
Rafud8016/
Rifud8013/
Riffu8010/
Rafuj806/
Raafu806/
Rhafu804/
Rayfu804/
Rifus803/
Riefu803/
Rafup802/
Rafut802/
Rawfu801/
Riofu801/
Rafuh801/
Rafuz801/
Rifut800/
Raiffaud7726/
Rifaut73237/
Rifaux7376/
Riffou7366/
Rayfus7358/
Rahufu7345/
Rafout7342/
Rifaud7332/
Radfux7322/
Raufuß7321/
Rafaut7317/
Raiphu7317/
Rafaud7317/
Rizfou7316/
Raufus7315/
Riffau738/
Rafoud737/
Ruifus735/
Reifus734/
Raufau734/
Reifut734/
Raffou733/
Rahafu732/
Raufui732/
Rauufu732/
Raufuu732/
Rafuha731/
Rajafu731/
Rawefu731/
Rayufu731/
Raffus731/
Rafoux731/
Rauffu731/
Rafuis731/
Rahfus730/
Riffut730/
Reafus730/
Rafeus730/
Riffaud672,580/
Raffoux67533/
Riffaut67484/
Raffaut67469/
Raffaud67227/
Refu67198/
Rafault6723/
Rifault6722/
Rauhfuß6719/
Rajsfus6713/
Rauffus6712/
Raheefu6710/
Raufuss678/
Rathfux678/
Rathfuß677/
Reifuss676/
Rishfuy674/
Ryfu674/
Rhiepfu673/
Ridfuss672/
Rjfu672/
Rahafuj671/
Rauffuß671/
Riffeux671/
Raafouz671/
Raffaus670/
Rathfus670/
Rahfuss670/
Reafuhs670/
Ratfult670/
Richfus670/
Riffuss670/

Raifu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raifu in the Hindi language
रैफूraiphu-
Raifu in the Marathi language
रैफुraiphu-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raifu
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