Ricafort Surname

44,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ricafort Surname User-submission:

The family surname was originally from the province of Bearn (France) presently Catalonia, Valencia and Aragon in Spain. Lineage branched into three ways. The first generations used Rocafort where it became Ricafort as time passed by.

In Catalonia the lineage swept the Ampurdan, territory comprising the towns of judicial districts of Figueras, La Bisbal, Girona and Olot, all of the province of Gerona, and also happened to the remaining Catalan.

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Ricafort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines10,5771:9,572890
United States3631:998,50973,813
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Canada871:423,51337,101
Singapore771:71,5292,869
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England81:6,964,757184,742
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Ricafort (153) may also be a first name.

Ricafort Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The family surname was originally from the province of Bearn (France) presently Catalonia, Valencia and Aragon in Spain. Lineage branched into three ways. The first generations used Rocafort where it became Ricafort as time passed by.

In Catalonia the lineage swept the Ampurdan, territory comprising the towns of judicial districts of Figueras, La Bisbal, Girona and Olot, all of the province of Gerona, and also happened to the remaining Catalan.

It should be noted that in the provinces of Barcelona, ​​Lleida, Tarragona and Valencia there are several places called Rocafort, whose surname was perhaps, in ancient times, has any relationship with the lineage.

There are also, in Aragon, in the judicial district of Tamarite Bunk and province of Huesca, a village called Rocafort, which undoubtedly gave its name in ancient times the family of this surname, because in the Archive of the Crown of Aragon between the scrolls King Alfonso I of Aragon there are preserved, Arnaldo contains a script, Preceptor Holy Redeemer Hospital, Teruel, who with authority granted Bonet said Monarch of the Rocafort and his perpetual rulership over movable and immovable property they owned in the end of that village of Rocafort. Date 1188 years.

It follows from this that, in the twelfth century, had gone to the Rocafort Aragon. And for execution which is kept in the Municipal Archives of Huesca, it is known that they came from the village of Monen, the Lordship of Bearn, France, villa where from time immemorial lay, among other noble houses, Rocafort.

Reference: http://heraldicajavieralonso.jimdo.com/rocafort/

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Ricafort Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ricafort is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ricafort? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 44,962nd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 631,284 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Ricafort are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ricafort is also the 743,570th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 153 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 10,577 people, or 1 in 9,572. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 21 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 17 percent are found and Bicol, where 16 percent are found. Other than The Philippines Ricafort exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.

Ricafort Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ricafort surname are 42.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Ricafort earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.61% more than the national average, earning $54,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning $47,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ricaforte942,025/
Ricaforrt941/
Ricaforth941/
Ricafor93118/
Recafort88198/
Ricaford882/
Ricofort881/
Recaforte82145/
Richaford824/
Recafor804/
Rezafard5014/

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