Rifas Surname

230,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Rifas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,3161:15,8122,223
Mexico1281:969,73612,932
United States781:4,646,909242,363
India641:11,985,397216,293
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Qatar411:57,5125,907
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England61:9,286,343223,652
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Rifas (2,319) may also be a first name.

Rifas Last Name Facts

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

Rifas (Hindi: रिफासत) is most common in Sri Lanka. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 230,222nd most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,145,362 people. The surname Rifas occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Rifas live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rifas is also the 154,564th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 2,319 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,316 people, or 1 in 15,812. Not including Sri Lanka this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Rifas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rifas are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.22% being registered with the party.

Rifas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $47,323 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifais9189/
Riffas9132/
Rifash916/
Reifas915/
Rifass911/
Rifast910/
Rifa8914,052/
Riofash830/
Rifai80132,048/
Rifat8094,357/
Refas803,937/
Rifah803,123/
Rifaz801,268/
Rifad80955/
Rifay80877/
Rufas80732/
Rifaj80352/
Riffa80294/
Rifau80217/
Raifa80110/
Risfa8093/
Roifa8085/
Rifga8071/
Ridfa8040/
Reifa8031/
Riefa8025/
Rifaa8023/
Rifaï8021/
Rifos8018/
Hrifa8013/
Rrifa8012/
Rifha807/
Rhifa807/
Ruifa805/
Rifea803/
Rizfa801/
Rijfa801/
Rifax801/
Rifaî801/
Rivfa801/
Rifaat739,202/
Reffas733,126/
Riffat732,605/
Roifah731,540/
Rifaai731,013/
Riffai73812/
Rifaah73527/
Rifaid73445/
Refass73384/
Rifaay73290/
Rifaut73237/
Riffay73200/
Rishfa73172/
Rifaih73112/
Rifaux7376/
Rifaad7363/
Rifhat7354/
Riefai7341/
Rifaud7332/
Riffos7328/
Rif'at7328/
Raiffa7317/
Rifhah7313/
Raifat7313/
Raifah7311/
Rhifai7310/
Rifait7310/
Raifad7310/
Ruifah739/
Rifaaz738/
Riffau738/
Rifadh737/
Refais736/
Rufais735/
Rifaiy734/
Riface734/
Rufaus733/
Raifai733/
Rifa'e733/
Rifahy732/
Ruffas732/
Refash732/
Rifgaa731/
Risfaa731/
Refase731/
Rijfat731/
Rif'aa731/
Riffaz731/
Rifâad731/
Rhifat731/
Reifai731/
Reifat731/
Reifha731/
Rifaha731/
Rifatt731/
Resfas730/
Rifo673,667/
Riffaud672,580/
Refa671,267/
Ryfa671,191/
Riffaut67484/
Reffass67280/
Rishfat67245/
Reifeis67118/
Rifà6753/
Raifaud6748/
Ruhfass6736/
Rifaaat6733/
Roiffah6727/
Rifault6722/
Riphaus6719/
Rishfah6716/
Rifa'at678/
Rifaith678/
Rifá678/
Rifahie677/
Hreifah675/
Rifa'ie674/
Riffaih673/
Rishfau672/
Rifa'aa671/
Reffase671/
Rishfad671/
Rishfaz671/
Refasse671/
Raifeis671/
Raiffat671/
Reiffat671/
Risfaah671/
Riffait671/
Riffeau671/
Rhaifah671/
Rifaaie671/
Rifoise671/
Riffaai671/
Rifffat671/
Rehfais670/
Ridfath670/

Rifas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifas in the Hindi language
रिफासतriphasata33.33
रिफासriphasa33.33
रिफसriphasa33.33

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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 Rifas
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