Rifai Surname

4,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Rifai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia73,0971:1,809203
Egypt26,6331:3,452464
Saudi Arabia10,1361:3,044395
Syria8,3011:2,325281
Morocco7,1231:4,840555
United Arab Emirates1,9381:4,728597
Sri Lanka1,4621:14,2332,024
Qatar5591:4,218431
United States4441:816,34962,706
France4001:166,05725,870
India3771:2,034,65669,432
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
Canada1911:192,90918,967
Israel1651:51,8646,802
Spain1191:392,87421,594
Malaysia1051:280,89715,562
England981:568,55234,674
Australia931:290,27625,669
Tanzania781:678,73939,598
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Romania411:489,70437,604
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Jordan351:252,64110,356
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
China41:341,830,39216,990
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Rifaï (21) & Rifaî (1) are calculated separately.

Rifai (31,143) may also be a first name.

Rifai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rifai (Arabic: الرفاعى, Hindi: रीफाई, Marathi: रीफाई, Russian: Рифаи) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Rifaï or Rifaî. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,265th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 55,189 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Rifai live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 27,116th most common first name globally, held by 31,143 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 73,097 people, or 1 in 1,809. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Java, where 33 percent reside, West Java, where 20 percent reside and Central Java, where 16 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 20 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside.

Rifai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rifai last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Rifai last name are 18.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rifai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 134.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,425 per year; in United States they earn 47.27% more than the national average, earning $63,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.21% more than the national average, earning $54,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifaï9321/
Rifaî931/
Rifaie911,363/
Rifaai911,013/
Riffai91812/
Rifaii91599/
Rifaid91445/
Rifaih91112/
Rifais9189/
Rifayi9187/
Riefai9141/
Rhifai9110/
Rifait9110/
Rifaiy914/
Rifaia913/
Raifai913/
Reifai911/
Rifa8914,052/
Rifi896,488/
Rifahia8366/
Rifaith838/
Rifahie837/
Riffaie836/
Rifa'ie834/
Riffaih833/
Rifaieh832/
Rifaiee831/
Rifaiyi831/
Riffayi831/
Riefaie831/
Riffait831/
Rifaaie831/
Riffaii831/
Rifaiat831/
Riffaai831/
Rifat8094,357/
Rufai8064,489/
Refai8027,109/
Riffi805,011/
Rifah803,123/
Rifas801,758/
Rifaz801,268/
Rifad80955/
Rifay80877/
Rifae80542/
Riofi80517/
Rifaj80352/
Riffa80294/
Raifi80232/
Rifau80217/
Roifi80134/
Raifa80110/
Risfa8093/
Roifa8085/
Rifga8071/
Ridfa8040/
Rifii8038/
Rifgi8035/
Reifa8031/
Ryfai8026/
Riefa8025/
Rifaa8023/
Rifiy8015/
Hrifa8013/
Risfi8012/
Rrifa8012/
Rizfi8011/
Ruifi809/
Rifie809/
Rifit808/
Rhifi808/
Rifha807/
Rhifa807/
Ruifa805/
Rifea803/
Rifio803/
Rifei803/
Rifis802/
Reifi802/
Rifoi801/
Rizfa801/
Rif'i801/
Rijfa801/
Rrifi801/
Rivfa801/
Rifaiová774/
Rifaiova772/
Rifaa'ie771/
Rifahieh771/
Refaie7310,190/
Rifaat739,202/
Riffat732,605/
Refaai731,594/
Roifah731,540/
Refaiy731,508/
Reffai73767/
Refaii73569/
Rifaah73527/
Refaih73396/
Rifaay73290/
Rifiya73240/
Rifaut73237/
Rufaie73220/
Riffay73200/
Rishfa73172/
Refait73148/
Hraifi73136/
Rifuji73124/
Rifaux7376/
Riphai7376/
Rifaad7363/
Refaid7363/
Rifhat7354/
Ruffai7343/
Riffis7338/
Riffie7334/
Riffas7332/
Rifaud7332/
Rifaeh7332/
Rif'at7328/
Raiffi7326/
Raiffa7317/
Rifaya7314/
Rifhah7313/
Raifat7313/
Raifah7311/
Raifad7310/
Ruifah739/
Rifiyi739/
Rifaaz738/
Riffau738/
Rifadh737/
Rifiye737/
Rifuia737/
Rifash736/
Refais736/
Refayi736/
Rifaye735/
Reifas735/
Ruufai734/
Rrufai734/
Rufaia734/
Riofio733/
Rufaiu733/
Rifa'e733/
Rifahy732/
Raifis732/
Refaia732/
Reefai731/
Refhai731/
Rifaju731/
Rifgaa731/
Rifiyo731/
Rayfai731/
Risfaa731/
Rishfi731/
Riofei731/
Rijfat731/
Rif'aa731/
Rifaja731/
Riffaz731/
Riffit731/
Rifoya731/
Rifâad731/
Rhifat731/
Rétfai731/
Riffae731/
Rifass731/
Riffei731/
Refaiz731/
Rufaai731/
Rufaih731/
Ruifei731/
Reifat731/
Reifha731/
Rifaha731/
Rifatt731/
Raifid731/
Raifio731/
Risffi731/
Raifie730/
Rifast730/
Rife679,192/
Rufa672,973/
Riffaud672,580/
Refa671,267/
Ryfa671,191/
Riffaut67484/
Rishfat67245/
Reifeis67118/
Rifà6753/
Raifaud6748/
Rifisch6743/
Rifaaat6733/
Roiffah6727/
Rifayee6725/
Rifault6722/
Raifuji6721/
Rifiyah6720/
Reffait6717/
Riffitt6717/
Rifé6717/
Rishfah6716/
Ritphai6715/
Raiffie6714/
Rifayat6713/
Rishfid6710/
Refaaie679/
Rifa'at678/
Rifá678/
Rufaiah677/
Reifisz677/
Refaieh675/
Hreifah675/
Refaiee675/
Reefaai674/
Roiphai673/
Rishfau672/
Rify672/
Refahia672/
Reifish672/
Rifa'aa671/
Rufaiee671/
Rifayah671/
Rishfad671/
Rishfaz671/
Raifeis671/
Raiffat671/
Reiffat671/
Risfaah671/
Rifouya671/
Rifè671/
Rhaifah671/
Roifoit671/
Rouyfai671/
Riffaya671/
Rifffat671/
Rehfais670/
Ridfath670/

Rifai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifai in the Marathi language
रीफाईripha'i-
Rifai in the Hindi language
रीफाईripha'i50
रिफईripha'i50
Rifai in the Russian language
Рифаиrifai-
Rifai in the Arabic language
الرفاعىalrfay-
الرفاعيalrfay-
رفاعيrfay-

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