Rifaah Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Rifaah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifaah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2651:499,05440,843
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Maldives21:202,0864,973
England11:55,718,059489,080
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rifaah (353) may also be a first name.

Rifaah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rifaah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rifaah occurs most in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rifaah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifaah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 591,720th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Rifaah live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 463,770th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 353 people.

The last name Rifaah is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 499,054. In Indonesia Rifaah is mostly concentrated in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 40 percent live, East Java, where 33 percent live and Central Java, where 18 percent live. Aside from Indonesia Rifaah exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 46 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Risfaah921/
Rifah913,123/
Rifaa9123/
Rifaat839,202/
Roifah831,540/
Rifaai831,013/
Rifaay83290/
Rifaih83112/
Rifaad8363/
Rifhah8313/
Raifah8311/
Ruifah839/
Rifaaz838/
Rifadh837/
Rifash836/
Rifahy832/
Rifgaa831/
Risfaa831/
Rif'aa831/
Rifaha831/
Rifa8014,052/
Rifaaat7733/
Roiffah7727/
Rishfah7716/
Rifa'at778/
Rifaith778/
Rifahie777/
Hreifah775/
Riffaih773/
Rifa'aa771/
Rhaifah771/
Rifaaie771/
Riffaai771/
Ridfath770/
Rifai73132,048/
Rifat7394,357/
Rifas731,758/
Rifaz731,268/
Rifad73955/
Rifay73877/
Rifaj73352/
Riffa73294/
Rufah73268/
Refaa73246/
Rifau73217/
Refah73134/
Raifa73110/
Risfa7393/
Roifa7385/
Rifga7371/
Ridfa7340/
Reifa7331/
Rivah7329/
Riefa7325/
Rifaï7321/
Hrifa7313/
Rrifa7312/
Rifha737/
Rhifa737/
Ruifa735/
Rifoh735/
Rifea733/
Rizfa731/
Rijfa731/
Rifaî731/
Rivfa731/
Rifaiova712/
Hraifach711/
Rifaa'ie711/
Rifahieh711/
Refaat67117,116/
Refaay674,754/
Riffat672,605/
Refaai671,594/
Riffai67812/
Rifaid67445/
Refaih67396/
Rifaut67237/
Riffay67200/
Rishfa67172/
Ruivah6796/
Rifais6789/
Rifaux6776/
Rifhat6754/
Riefai6741/
Riffas6732/
Rifaud6732/
Rif'at6728/
Roivah6724/
Raiffa6717/
Refahe6716/
Raifat6713/
Rhifai6710/
Rifait6710/
Raifad6710/
Riffau678/
Reifas675/
Rifaiy674/
Ryfaay674/
Raifai673/
Rifa'e673/
Refash672/
Refaaz671/
Reffaa671/
Refaha671/
Refaht671/
Rijfat671/
Riffaz671/
Rifâad671/
Rhifat671/
Réfaat671/
Reifai671/
Rifass671/
Rufaai671/
Rufaih671/
Refeah671/
Reifat671/
Reifha671/
Rifatt671/
Rajfah671/
Rifast670/

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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 Rifaah
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