Rifaj Surname
Approximately 352 people bear this surname
Rifaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Kosovo | 51 | 1:36,507 | 3,362 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rifaj (79) may also be a first name.
Rifaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rifaj (Hindi: रिफाज) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rifaj is the 798,040th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The surname Rifaj is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Rifaj live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,083,225th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 79 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Barring Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 14 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rifaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rifaj in the Hindi language | ||
| रिफाज | riphaja | 55.56 |
| रिफज | riphaja | 44.44 |
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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 Rifaj
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