Rifa Surname
Approximately 14,052 people bear this surname
Rifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 9,012 | 1:17,683 | 1,312 |
| Indonesia | 2,990 | 1:44,230 | 5,031 |
| Spain | 572 | 1:81,734 | 7,031 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Philippines | 161 | 1:628,809 | 66,982 |
| Afghanistan | 123 | 1:261,408 | 4,359 |
| France | 103 | 1:644,881 | 83,663 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Cuba | 60 | 1:192,045 | 4,162 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Zimbabwe | 52 | 1:296,889 | 30,036 |
| Maldives | 50 | 1:8,083 | 674 |
| Mexico | 50 | 1:2,482,524 | 20,876 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Israel | 29 | 1:295,091 | 25,768 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Lebanon | 14 | 1:402,649 | 11,601 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Rifà (53) & Rifá (8) are calculated separately.
Rifa (52,835) may also be a first name.
Rifa Demographics
Rifa Political Affiliation
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Rifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rifa (Arabic: ريفه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻌﺔ, Hindi: रिफा, Oriya: ରିଫା, Russian: Рифа) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Rifà or Rifá. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 37,475th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 518,613 people. The last name Rifa is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Rifa live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Rifa is also the 17,659th most common first name in the world, borne by 52,835 people.
The last name Rifa is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 9,012 people, or 1 in 17,683. Beside Bangladesh this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Spain, where 4 percent reside.
Rifa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rifa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rifa last name grew 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rifa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (75%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Rifa surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.
Rifa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻌﺔ | alrft | - |
| Rifa in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିଫା | ripha | - |
| Rifa in the Hindi language | ||
| रिफा | ripha | 82.84 |
| रीफा | ripha | 15.51 |
| रिफ़ा | rifa | 0.99 |
| रिफा़ | ripha | 0.33 |
| रीफ़ा | rifa | 0.33 |
| Rifa in the Russian language | ||
| Рифа | rifa | - |
| Rifa in the Arabic language | ||
| ريفه | ryfh | - |
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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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- 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 Rifa
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