Rifat Surname
Approximately 94,357 people bear this surname
Rifat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 70,743 | 1:2,253 | 219 |
| Egypt | 17,450 | 1:5,269 | 675 |
| Pakistan | 4,304 | 1:41,506 | 1,804 |
| Indonesia | 411 | 1:321,774 | 28,222 |
| England | 345 | 1:161,502 | 15,105 |
| India | 336 | 1:2,282,933 | 75,058 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Bulgaria | 73 | 1:95,601 | 5,798 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Afghanistan | 47 | 1:684,110 | 7,621 |
| Cuba | 47 | 1:245,164 | 4,793 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Romania | 27 | 1:743,625 | 50,353 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| North Macedonia | 18 | 1:116,748 | 9,678 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Rifat (375,568) may also be a first name.
Rifat Demographics
Rifat Political Affiliation
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Rifat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rifat (Arabic: رفعت, Hindi: रिफत, Marathi: रीफत, Oriya: ରିଫତ) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifat? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,973rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,234 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Rifat are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rifat is also the 2,771st most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 375,568 people.
The surname is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 70,743 people, or 1 in 2,253. Aside from Bangladesh this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 18 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.
Rifat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rifat last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.
Rifat earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18% more than the national average, earning $50,914 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rifat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rifat in the Hindi language | ||
| रिफत | riphata | 65.84 |
| रिफअत | ripha'ata | 15.46 |
| रीफत | riphata | 9.12 |
| रिफात | riphata | 6.8 |
| रिफ़ात | rifata | 0.31 |
| रिफ़त | rifata | 0.31 |
| Rifat in the Marathi language | ||
| रीफत | riphata | 62.5 |
| रीफात | riphata | 37.5 |
| Rifat in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିଫତ | riphata | 42.86 |
| ରିଫ୍ଅତ୍ | riphat | 14.29 |
| ରିଫାତ୍ | riphat | 14.29 |
| ରିଫତ୍ | riphat | 14.29 |
| ରୀଫତ | riphata | 14.29 |
| Rifat in the Arabic language | ||
| رفعت | rft | - |
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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 Rifat
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