Rifaz Surname
Approximately 1,268 people bear this surname
Rifaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,169 | 1:17,800 | 2,457 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Maldives | 17 | 1:23,775 | 1,460 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rifaz (2,403) may also be a first name.
Rifaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rifaz (Dhivehi: ރިފާޒ) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifaz? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 299,919th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,747,276 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rifaz reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Rifaz is also the 151,393rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 2,403 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Besides Sri Lanka this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rifaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rifaz in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ރިފާޒ | rifaz | - |
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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 Rifaz
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