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
Average Rifat Salary in
United States
$50,914 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifat? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rifat is the 5,973rd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 77,234 people. This last name 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 widely held forename at a global level, borne by 375,568 people.
The surname Rifat is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 70,743 people, or 1 in 2,253. Excluding Bangladesh this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 18 percent are found and Pakistan, where 5 percent are found.
Rifat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Rifat surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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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