Rif'an Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Rif'an Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rif'an Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rif'an (13) may also be a first name.

Rif'an Last Name Facts

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

Rif'an is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rif'an? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Rif'an occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Rif'an reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rif'an is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 18,892,742. In Indonesia Rif'an is most frequent in: Central Java, where 43 percent are found. Beside Indonesia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rif'aan921/
Rifan915,945/
Raifan83368/
Rifaan83143/
Rifain83139/
Rifane8395/
Risfan8348/
Riffan8331/
Rifhan8326/
Roifan8317/
Ridfan8314/
Rizfan8311/
Reifan837/
Ruifan832/
Rifatin77286/
Hreifan7742/
Riffain7724/
Rishfan7719/
Ruifang7719/
Risfaan773/
Rifhaan772/
Reifand771/
Riffand771/
Rifon73290/
Refan7383/
Rufan7336/
Rifón736/
Rifam736/
Răfan734/
Ryfan731/
Rifanova7110/
Rifatinn7110/
Roifatin719/
Rishfaan714/
Rifaatin714/
Raifasen712/
Rifaheen711/
Riffon67262/
Refaan6766/
Reifon6747/
Raifaisen6734/
Refane6722/
Rayfan6713/
Refhan6710/
Rifgon678/
Rehfan677/
Royfan676/
Reefan675/
Rifone674/
Rifoun674/
Redfan673/
Resfan672/
Raifon672/
Refanh671/
Ruffan671/
Refang671/
Refant671/
Rizfon671/
Reffan671/
Retfan671/
Rajfan671/
Refand670/
Riphan670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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'an
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