Rifayee Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Rifayee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifayee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Rifayee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rifayee is most common in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rifayee.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifayee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Rifayee occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Rifayee are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 38 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 23 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent reside. Excluding India this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 24 percent reside and Malaysia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifaye925/
Refayee8611/
Rifaiee861/
Rifay83877/
Rifae83542/
Rifee832/
Rifaie771,363/
Riffee77347/
Rifaay77290/
Riffay77200/
Rifayi7787/
Rifaeh7732/
Rufaye7730/
Rifaya7714/
Roifye779/
Raifee778/
Rifiye777/
Rifaiy774/
Refaye773/
Rifahy772/
Riffae771/
Rifayat7113/
Rifahie717/
Riffaie716/
Refayet715/
Refaiee715/
Rifa'ie714/
Rifaieh712/
Riffayi711/
Refaaee711/
Riffaya711/
Rifaaie711/
Refayeh711/
Riefaie711/
Rifayah711/
Rifaiyi711/
Rufaiee711/
Refaeie711/
Rifai67132,048/
Refay674,185/
Refae672,460/
Rifaj67352/
Rifau67217/
Rifoe67138/
Rifaa6723/
Refee6722/
Rifie679/
Rufay679/
Rifey676/
Rifei673/
Rifoy673/
Rifea673/
Ryfay672/
Rifahieh671/
Rifaa'ie671/
Reffeyee671/
Refye671/
Rifaî671/
Refaiyeh671/

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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
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  • 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 Rifayee
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