Rifaat Surname

55,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Sudan

Rifaat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifaat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,7521:24,5032,762
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Pakistan1791:998,01112,969
France791:840,79499,796
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Iraq421:833,84911,429
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
India241:31,961,058386,265
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Rifaat (22,700) may also be a first name.

Rifaat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rifaat (Hindi: रिफअत, Russian: Рифаат) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifaat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,223rd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 791,952 people. The last name Rifaat occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Rifaat reside; 75 percent reside in North Africa and 71 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Rifaat is also the 34,351st most common first name in the world It is held by 22,700 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 3,752 people, or 1 in 24,503. Other than Egypt Rifaat occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 30 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent reside.

Rifaat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rifaat surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Rifaat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.12% more than the national average, earning $46,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.44% more than the national average, earning $60,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifaaat9233/
Rifa'at928/
Rifaath925/
Rifaate921/
Rifat9194,357/
Rifaa9123/
Rifa'ath861/
Refaat83117,116/
Rifath833,045/
Riffat832,605/
Rifaai831,013/
Rifaah83527/
Rifaay83290/
Rifaut83237/
Rifaad8363/
Rifhat8354/
Rif'at8328/
Raifat8313/
Rifait8310/
Rifaaz838/
Rifate833/
Rifgaa831/
Risfaa831/
Rijfat831/
Rif'aa831/
Rhifat831/
Réfaat831/
Reifat831/
Rifaha831/
Rifatt831/
Rifast830/
Rifa8014,052/
Riffaut77484/
Riffath77372/
Rishfat77245/
Rifault7722/
Refa'at7713/
Reefaat779/
Rifaith778/
Rufahat776/
Raifath774/
Reffaat774/
Rif'ath771/
Rifa'aa771/
Raiffat771/
Reiffat771/
Risfaah771/
Riffait771/
Rifhath771/
Refaa't771/
Rifaaie771/
Riffaai771/
Rifffat771/
Reifate770/
Ridfath770/
Rifai73132,048/
Refat7340,304/
Rifah733,123/
Rifas731,758/
Rifaz731,268/
Rifad73955/
Rufat73942/
Rifay73877/
Rifaj73352/
Riffa73294/
Refaa73246/
Rifau73217/
Raifa73110/
Risfa7393/
Roifa7385/
Rifga7371/
Ridfa7340/
Reifa7331/
Riefa7325/
Rifaï7321/
Hrifa7313/
Rrifa7312/
Rifha737/
Rhifa737/
Ruifa735/
Rifea733/
Rizfa731/
Rijfa731/
Rifaî731/
Rifot731/
Rüfat731/
Rivfa731/
Riffault711,231/
Rifatova7147/
Rifadova7144/
Rifaiova712/
Reifaite711/
Rifaa'ie711/
Refaay674,754/
Reffat671,832/
Refaai671,594/
Roifah671,540/
Refath671,006/
Riffai67812/
Ruffat67707/
Refeat67520/
Rifaid67445/
Reefat67361/
Riffay67200/
Rishfa67172/
Rufatt67165/
Refait67148/
Refa't67122/
Rifaih67112/
Rifais6789/
Rifaux6776/
Riefai6741/
Riffas6732/
Rifaud6732/
Riphat6719/
Raiffa6717/
Rifhah6713/
Refhat6712/
Raifah6711/
Rufaut6711/
Rhifai6710/
Reafat6710/
Raifad6710/
Ruifah679/
Riffau678/
Rifadh677/
Rifash676/
Reifas675/
Refaut675/
Ref'at675/
Rifaiy674/
Ryfaay674/
Rrefat674/
Rayfat673/
Raifai673/
Rifa'e673/
Rajfat672/
Rifahy672/
Refaaz671/
Refate671/
Reffaa671/
Refatt671/
Rufhat671/
Refaha671/
Refaht671/
Riffaz671/
Riffeault671/
Riffot671/
Rifâad671/
Reifai671/
Reufat671/
Rifass671/
Reifha671/
Reyfat671/

Rifaat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifaat in the Hindi language
रिफअतripha'ata90.09
रिफाअतripha'ata5.41
रिफातriphata1.8
Rifaat in the Russian language
Рифаатrifaat-

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