Rif Surname
Approximately 2,782 people bear this surname
Rif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,056 | 1:32,648 | 5,235 |
| Algeria | 439 | 1:87,999 | 13,517 |
| Indonesia | 246 | 1:537,598 | 43,441 |
| Romania | 199 | 1:100,894 | 11,463 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Russia | 125 | 1:1,152,984 | 85,410 |
| France | 74 | 1:897,604 | 104,173 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Finland | 54 | 1:101,791 | 10,352 |
| Pakistan | 36 | 1:4,962,330 | 32,327 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Rif (3,774) may also be a first name.
Rif Demographics
Rif Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reif | 86 | 18,431 | / |
| Rife | 86 | 9,192 | / |
| Raif | 86 | 4,640 | / |
| Rief | 86 | 4,005 | / |
| Riff | 86 | 2,620 | / |
| Roif | 86 | 523 | / |
| Riof | 86 | 384 | / |
| Rijf | 86 | 33 | / |
| Ruif | 86 | 25 | / |
| Rift | 86 | 23 | / |
| Rhif | 86 | 12 | / |
| Rizf | 86 | 7 | / |
| Rrif | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hrif | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rifs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Risf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Reiff | 75 | 9,923 | / |
| Riffe | 75 | 4,112 | / |
| Rieff | 75 | 852 | / |
| Reifs | 75 | 389 | / |
| Raiff | 75 | 307 | / |
| Hraif | 75 | 242 | / |
| Rijff | 75 | 168 | / |
| Raife | 75 | 163 | / |
| Roife | 75 | 79 | / |
| Roiff | 75 | 55 | / |
| Reift | 75 | 53 | / |
| Reife | 75 | 50 | / |
| Raaif | 75 | 33 | / |
| Rioff | 75 | 14 | / |
| Rhaif | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hriff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Riwwf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rhief | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raifh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raidf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hrift | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rievf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hrief | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reisf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ruiff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raifz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Richf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Riefh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rivfe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rhife | 75 | 0 | / |
| Riffs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ryf | 67 | 1,594 | / |
| Rib | 67 | 1,089 | / |
| Riv | 67 | 474 | / |
| Ref | 67 | 174 | / |
| Raiffe | 67 | 122 | / |
| Reiffs | 67 | 68 | / |
| Roiffe | 67 | 64 | / |
| Reiffe | 67 | 49 | / |
| Räf | 67 | 44 | / |
| Riw | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rjf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rifova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ruipfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Roif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rifsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rohief | 67 | 1 | / |
Rif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rif in the Hindi language | ||
| रिफ | ripha | - |
| Rif in the Russian language | ||
| Риф | rif | - |
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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 Rif
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