Rifaee Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Rifaee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Rifaee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifaee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rifaee is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Rifaee click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifaee? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Rifaee are found; 34 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 34 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
Rifaee is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,552,328. In Malaysia Rifaee is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 63 percent live, Selangor, where 16 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 11 percent live. Besides Malaysia Rifaee occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riffaee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rifae | 91 | 542 | / |
| Refaee | 83 | 3,452 | / |
| Rifaie | 83 | 1,363 | / |
| Rifaei | 83 | 46 | / |
| Rifaeh | 83 | 32 | / |
| Rifaey | 83 | 21 | / |
| Rifiee | 83 | 15 | / |
| Rufaee | 83 | 9 | / |
| Rifaye | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rifa'e | 83 | 3 | / |
| Riffae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rifaez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Reffaee | 77 | 9 | / |
| Rifahie | 77 | 7 | / |
| Riffaie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Rifaiey | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rifa'ie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Refaeie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rifaaie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rufaaee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Refaeey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Refaaee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rihfaey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Refae | 73 | 2,460 | / |
| Rifoe | 73 | 138 | / |
| Rifaa'ie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rifahieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Refaie | 67 | 10,190 | / |
| Refaey | 67 | 8,564 | / |
| Refaei | 67 | 5,013 | / |
| Refaae | 67 | 122 | / |
| Rifa'i | 67 | 109 | / |
| Rifahi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Refahe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Refaeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Refaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reafae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refaea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reffae | 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
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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 Rifaee
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