Rifayat Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Rifayat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Rifayat (856) may also be a first name.
Rifayat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifayat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rifayat (Hindi: रिफायत, Marathi: िरयासत) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifayat? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rifayat is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Rifayat occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rifayat reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 278,400th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 856 people.
It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia Rifayat is mostly found in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 100 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent live and Pakistan, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rifayath | 93 | 10 | / |
| Rifaya | 92 | 14 | / |
| Refayat | 86 | 5 | / |
| Rifajat | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rifaiat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rufayat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Riffaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rifayah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rifay | 83 | 877 | / |
| Rifaa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Rifaai | 77 | 1,013 | / |
| Rifaay | 77 | 290 | / |
| Rifiya | 77 | 240 | / |
| Rifaut | 77 | 237 | / |
| Riffay | 77 | 200 | / |
| Rifayi | 77 | 87 | / |
| Rifait | 77 | 10 | / |
| Rifaye | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rifaiy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Rifaia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Refaya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rifahy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rifaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rifaja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rifoya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rif'aa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riffaut | 71 | 484 | / |
| Rifahia | 71 | 66 | / |
| Rifayee | 71 | 25 | / |
| Rifault | 71 | 22 | / |
| Rifiyah | 71 | 20 | / |
| Rifaith | 71 | 8 | / |
| Refayet | 71 | 5 | / |
| Refaaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rufiyat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Riffait | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rifaaie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rifouya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riffayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rifaiyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rifa'aa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riffaai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rifai | 67 | 132,048 | / |
| Refay | 67 | 4,185 | / |
| Riffault | 67 | 1,231 | / |
| Rifae | 67 | 542 | / |
| Rifaj | 67 | 352 | / |
| Refaa | 67 | 246 | / |
| Rifau | 67 | 217 | / |
| Rifey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Refahiat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rifoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rifea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rifaiova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ryfay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rifaa'ie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rifaî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reifaite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refhiyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Refhayaa | 67 | 1 | / |
Rifayat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rifayat in the Marathi language | ||
| िरयासत | irayasata | - |
| Rifayat in the Hindi language | ||
| रिफायत | riphayata | 96.36 |
| रिफासत | riphasata | 1.82 |
| रिफ़ायत | rifayata | 1.82 |
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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 Rifayat
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