Rifat Surname

5,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Rifat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh70,7431:2,253219
Egypt17,4501:5,269675
Pakistan4,3041:41,5061,804
Indonesia4111:321,77428,222
England3451:161,50215,105
India3361:2,282,93375,058
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Bulgaria731:95,6015,798
Australia641:421,80833,593
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Afghanistan471:684,1107,621
Cuba471:245,1644,793
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Romania271:743,62550,353
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
North Macedonia181:116,7489,678
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rifat (375,568) may also be a first name.

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) occurs most in Bangladesh. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rifat.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,973rd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 77,234 people. The last name Rifat occurs mostly 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. It is also the 2,771st most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 375,568 people.

The last name is most common in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 70,743 people, or 1 in 2,253. Beside Bangladesh this last name is found in 47 countries. It also occurs 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 surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifaat919,202/
Rifath913,045/
Riffat912,605/
Rifaut91237/
Rifhat9154/
Rif'at9128/
Raifat9113/
Rifait9110/
Rifate913/
Rijfat911/
Rhifat911/
Reifat911/
Rifatt911/
Rifast910/
Rifa8914,052/
Riffaut83484/
Riffath83372/
Rishfat83245/
Rifaaat8333/
Rifault8322/
Rifa'at838/
Rifaith838/
Rifaath835/
Raifath834/
Rif'ath831/
Raiffat831/
Reiffat831/
Riffait831/
Rifhath831/
Rifaate831/
Rifffat831/
Reifate830/
Ridfath830/
Rifai80132,048/
Refat8040,304/
Rifah803,123/
Rifas801,758/
Rifaz801,268/
Rifad80955/
Rufat80942/
Rifay80877/
Rifaj80352/
Riffa80294/
Rifau80217/
Raifa80110/
Risfa8093/
Roifa8085/
Rifga8071/
Ridfa8040/
Reifa8031/
Riefa8025/
Rifaa8023/
Rifaï8021/
Hrifa8013/
Rrifa8012/
Rifha807/
Rhifa807/
Ruifa805/
Rifea803/
Rizfa801/
Rijfa801/
Rifaî801/
Rifot801/
Rüfat801/
Rivfa801/
Riffault771,231/
Rifatova7747/
Rifa'ath771/
Reifaite771/
Refaat73117,116/
Reffat731,832/
Roifah731,540/
Rifaai731,013/
Refath731,006/
Riffai73812/
Ruffat73707/
Rifaah73527/
Refeat73520/
Rifaid73445/
Reefat73361/
Rifaay73290/
Riffay73200/
Rishfa73172/
Rufatt73165/
Refait73148/
Refa't73122/
Rifaih73112/
Rifais7389/
Rifaux7376/
Rifaad7363/
Riefai7341/
Riffas7332/
Rifaud7332/
Riphat7319/
Raiffa7317/
Rifhah7313/
Refhat7312/
Raifah7311/
Rufaut7311/
Rhifai7310/
Reafat7310/
Raifad7310/
Ruifah739/
Rifaaz738/
Riffau738/
Rifadh737/
Rifash736/
Reifas735/
Refaut735/
Ref'at735/
Rifaiy734/
Rrefat734/
Rayfat733/
Raifai733/
Rifa'e733/
Rajfat732/
Rifahy732/
Refate731/
Rifgaa731/
Risfaa731/
Refatt731/
Rufhat731/
Refaht731/
Rif'aa731/
Riffaz731/
Riffot731/
Rifâad731/
Réfaat731/
Reifai731/
Reufat731/
Rifass731/
Reifha731/
Reyfat731/
Rifaha731/
Riffeault711/
Rifo673,667/
Riffaud672,580/
Refa671,267/
Ryfa671,191/
Ruffaut67208/
Ruhfaut6764/
Rifà6753/
Raifaud6748/
Refault6732/
Roiffah6727/
Ruffatt6723/
Riefaid6722/
Reffait6717/
Rishfah6716/
Refa'at6713/
Reefaat679/
Rifá678/
Rifahie677/
Rufahat676/
Ritphat676/
Hreifah675/
Rifa'ie674/
Reffaat674/
Reefath673/
Riffaih673/
Refatte673/
Rishfau672/
Riphath672/
Rifa'aa671/
Rishfad671/
Rishfaz671/
Reafate671/
Risfaah671/
Riffeau671/
Rhaifah671/
Roifoit671/
Refaa't671/
Rifaaie671/
Riffaai671/

Rifat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifat in the Hindi language
रिफतriphata65.84
रिफअतripha'ata15.46
रीफतriphata9.12
रिफातriphata6.8
रिफ़ातrifata0.31
रिफ़तrifata0.31
Rifat in the Marathi language
रीफतriphata62.5
रीफातriphata37.5
Rifat in the Oriya language
ରିଫତriphata42.86
ରିଫ୍ଅତ୍riphat14.29
ରିଫାତ୍riphat14.29
ରିଫତ୍riphat14.29
ରୀଫତriphata14.29
Rifat in the Arabic language
رفعتrft-

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