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

Rifayee is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifayee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Rifayee reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Rifayee is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 38 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 23 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent are found. Beside India Rifayee exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 24 percent are found and Malaysia, where 12 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Rifayee
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