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 surname Rifaz (Dhivehi: ރިފާޒ) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifaz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 299,919th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,747,276 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rifaz reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 151,393rd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,403 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Apart from Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
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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