Rifau Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Rifau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 207 | 1:1,953 | 193 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rifau (37) may also be a first name.
Rifau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rifau (Hindi: रीफौ) occurs more in The Maldives more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,118,459th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Rifau are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The Maldives, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 1,953. In The Maldives it is most frequent in: Malé, where 70 percent live, Faafu Atoll, where 3 percent live and Kaafu Atoll, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account The Maldives this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rifau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rifau in the Hindi language | ||
| रीफौ | riphau | - |
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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 Rifau
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