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
Average Rifa Salary in
United States
$41,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Rifà or Rifá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 37,475th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 518,613 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Rifa are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 17,659th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 52,835 people.
Rifa is most common in Bangladesh, where it is held by 9,012 people, or 1 in 17,683. Not including Bangladesh this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.
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 increased 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rifa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Rifa surname is principally Greek Orthodox (75%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Rifa are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the 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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