Rifath Surname

145,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Maldives

Rifath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh2,1631:73,6743,528
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Maldives1511:2,677260
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
India171:45,121,493474,784
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Rifath (5,958) may also be a first name.

Rifath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rifath (Dhivehi: ު‫ރިފްޢަތު) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifath? popularity and diffusion

Rifath is the 145,742nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,393,283 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rifath reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rifath is also the 86,044th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 5,958 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 2,163 people, or 1 in 73,674. Besides Bangladesh this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 22 percent reside and The Maldives, where 5 percent reside.

Rifath Last Name Statistics demography

Rifath earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riffath92372/
Rifaith928/
Rifaath925/
Raifath924/
Rifhath921/
Rif'ath921/
Ridfath920/
Rifat9194,357/
Rifa'ath861/
Rifaat839,202/
Riffat832,605/
Refath831,006/
Rifaut83237/
Rifhat8354/
Rif'at8328/
Raifat8313/
Rifait8310/
Rifadh837/
Rifate833/
Rhifat831/
Rifatt831/
Reifat831/
Rijfat831/
Rifast830/
Riffaut77484/
Rishfat77245/
Rifaaat7733/
Rifa'at778/
Reefath773/
Riphath772/
Raiffat771/
Reiffat771/
Riffait771/
Rifaate771/
Rifffat771/
Reifate770/
Refat7340,304/
Rifad73955/
Rufat73942/
Rüfat731/
Rifot731/
Rifatova7147/
Reifaite711/
Refaat67117,116/
Reffat671,832/
Ruffat67707/
Refeat67520/
Rifaid67445/
Reefat67361/
Rufatt67165/
Refait67148/
Refa't67122/
Rifaad6763/
Rifaud6732/
Riphat6719/
Refhat6712/
Rufaut6711/
Reafat6710/
Raifad6710/
Ref'at675/
Refaut675/
Rrefat674/
Rayfat673/
Rajfat672/
Refate671/
Refatt671/
Rufhat671/
Refaht671/
Riffot671/
Rifâad671/
Réfaat671/
Reufat671/
Reyfat671/
Richfouth670/

Rifath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifath in the Dhivehi language
ު‫ރިފްޢަތުurifatu-

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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
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  • 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 Rifath
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