Rifa'i Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Rifa'i Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 80 | 1:1,653,115 | 108,474 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Rifa'i Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifa'i Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rifa'i is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rifa'i.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifa'i? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rifa'i is the 1,755,741st most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Rifa'i are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 1,653,115. In Indonesia Rifa'i is most prevalent in: East Java, where 15 percent live, West Java, where 13 percent live and Jakarta, where 9 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rifa'ie | 92 | 4 | / |
| Rifaa'ie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rifaei | 83 | 46 | / |
| Rifahi | 83 | 37 | / |
| Refa'i | 83 | 23 | / |
| Rufa'i | 83 | 20 | / |
| Rifa'e | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rifahie | 77 | 7 | / |
| Riffahi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Riofahi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rifaaie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rifahis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rifae | 73 | 542 | / |
| Rifaiyaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rifahieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Refaei | 67 | 5,013 | / |
| Refahi | 67 | 152 | / |
| Rufahi | 67 | 110 | / |
| Rifaee | 67 | 56 | / |
| Rifaeh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Rifaey | 67 | 21 | / |
| Rufaui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Riffae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rifaez | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rifa'i
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