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
The last name Rifayat (Hindi: रिफायत, Marathi: िरयासत) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifayat? popularity and diffusion
Rifayat is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname 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. Rifayat is also the 278,400th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 856 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia it is most common in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 100 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it is found 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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