Rif Surname

157,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Rif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,0561:32,6485,235
Algeria4391:87,99913,517
Indonesia2461:537,59843,441
Romania1991:100,89411,463
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Russia1251:1,152,98485,410
France741:897,604104,173
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
India541:14,204,914239,375
Finland541:101,79110,352
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England71:7,959,723202,100
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
China31:455,773,85521,925
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Rif (3,774) may also be a first name.

Rif Last Name Facts

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

Rif (Hindi: रिफ, Russian: Риф) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 157,241st most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,619,535 people. The surname Rif occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Rif live; 59 percent live in North Africa and 54 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 114,544th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 3,774 people.

Rif is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 1,056 people, or 1 in 32,648. Outside of Morocco this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Rif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rif surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Rif are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

The amount Rif earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 74.76% more than the national average, earning $75,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning $54,695 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reif8618,431/
Rife869,192/
Raif864,640/
Rief864,005/
Riff862,620/
Roif86523/
Riof86384/
Rijf8633/
Ruif8625/
Rift8623/
Rhif8612/
Rizf867/
Rrif864/
Hrif862/
Rifs861/
Risf861/
Reiff759,923/
Riffe754,112/
Rieff75852/
Reifs75389/
Raiff75307/
Hraif75242/
Rijff75168/
Raife75163/
Roife7579/
Roiff7555/
Reift7553/
Reife7550/
Raaif7533/
Rioff7514/
Rhaif7510/
Hriff751/
Riwwf751/
Rhief751/
Raifh751/
Raidf751/
Hrift751/
Rievf751/
Hrief751/
Reisf751/
Ruiff751/
Raifz751/
Richf750/
Riefh750/
Rivfe750/
Rhife750/
Riffs750/
Ryf671,594/
Rib671,089/
Riv67474/
Ref67174/
Raiffe67122/
Reiffs6768/
Roiffe6764/
Reiffe6749/
Räf6744/
Riw6713/
Rjf6711/
Rifova6711/
Ruipfs671/
D'Roif671/
Rifsch671/
Rohief671/

Rif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rif in the Hindi language
रिफripha-
Rif in the Russian language
Рифrif-

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