Rifaye Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Rifaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Rifaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rifaye has its highest incidence in India. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rifaye is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Rifaye is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Rifaye reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Rifaye is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Rifaye is most frequent in: Pondicherry, where 33 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 20 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent live.
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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 Rifaye
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