Rifan Surname

81,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Rifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,5741:37,0034,302
Sri Lanka1,4621:14,2332,024
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Qatar471:50,1704,949
India381:20,185,931296,209
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rifan (12,068) may also be a first name.

Rifan Last Name Facts

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

Rifan (Hindi: रिफान, Marathi: रीफान, Oriya: ରିଫନ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rifan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 81,672nd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,225,828 people. Rifan is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rifan are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 53,940th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 12,068 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,574 people, or 1 in 37,003. In Indonesia Rifan is most frequent in: Central Java, where 54 percent live, East Java, where 26 percent live and West Java, where 7 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 25 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live.

Rifan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rifan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rifan surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raifan91368/
Rifaan91143/
Rifain91139/
Rifane9195/
Risfan9148/
Riffan9131/
Rifhan9126/
Roifan9117/
Ridfan9114/
Rizfan9111/
Rif'an919/
Reifan917/
Ruifan912/
Rifatin83286/
Hreifan8342/
Riffain8324/
Rishfan8319/
Ruifang8319/
Risfaan833/
Rifhaan832/
Reifand831/
Riffand831/
Rif'aan831/
Rifon80290/
Refan8083/
Rufan8036/
Rifón806/
Rifam806/
Răfan804/
Ryfan801/
Rifanova7710/
Rifatinn7710/
Roifatin779/
Rishfaan774/
Rifaatin774/
Raifasen772/
Rifaheen771/
Riffon73262/
Refaan7366/
Refain7349/
Reifon7347/
Refane7322/
Rayfan7313/
Refhan7310/
Rifgon738/
Rehfan737/
Rufain736/
Royfan736/
Reefan735/
Rifoun734/
Rifone734/
Redfan733/
Raifon732/
Resfan732/
Refant731/
Refanh731/
Retfan731/
Reffan731/
Rizfon731/
Rajfan731/
Ruffan731/
Refang731/
Refand730/
Riphan730/
Raifaisen7134/
Ritphan67152/
Riffont6762/
Riphahn6761/
Reifein6717/
Riffone6711/
Refatin676/
Rajfane673/
Ridphan672/
Raifone671/
Redfean671/
Raiphan671/
Redfann671/
Reffane671/
Refayne671/
Rufahan671/
Rajhfan671/
Refaind671/
Refeane671/
Rifoune671/
Ruffain671/
Ruiphan671/

Rifan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifan in the Oriya language
ରିଫନriphana-
Rifan in the Hindi language
रिफानriphana55.17
रिफनriphana20.69
रिफअनripha'ana6.9
शरीफनsariphana6.9
इरफानiraphana3.45
रीफनriphana3.45
आरिफनariphana3.45
Rifan in the Marathi language
रीफानriphana50
रीफनriphana50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rifan
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