Rifey Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Wales

Rifey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rifey Last Name Facts

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

Rifey (Russian: Рифей) occurs most in Russia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rifey is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Rifey reside; 50 percent reside in North Asia and 50 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.

It is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 50 percent reside, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 25 percent reside and Perm Krai, where 25 percent reside. Other than Russia Rifey is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Wales, where 17 percent reside.

Rifey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rifey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rifey last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riffey911,102/
Rife899,192/
Rify892/
Reiffey830/
Riffe804,112/
Rifay80877/
Rafey80814/
Rifae80542/
Riefe80172/
Raife80163/
Rifoe80138/
Roife8079/
Rifer8065/
Reife8050/
Rufey8018/
Rifet8016/
Rifiy8015/
Riofe8014/
Rifie809/
Riffy808/
Refey807/
Rifes805/
Rifea803/
Rifoy803/
Rifei803/
Rifee802/
Roify801/
Raify801/
Rhife800/
Rivfe800/
Reifer731,461/
Rifaie731,363/
Riffet73465/
Riffer73359/
Riffee73347/
Raifer73297/
Rifaay73290/
Rifiya73240/
Riffay73200/
Raiffe73122/
Raffey7397/
Rifayi7387/
Rufeyo7369/
Roiffe7364/
Rieffe7352/
Reffey7350/
Reiffe7349/
Riffie7334/
Rifaeh7332/
Rifaya7314/
Refeya7312/
Rifoue7312/
Hraify739/
Rifiyi739/
Roifye739/
Ruffey738/
Rufeyu738/
Raifee738/
Rifiye737/
Raafey736/
Rifaye735/
Rifaiy734/
Raifue734/
Rhafey734/
Roifer733/
Rafeey733/
Rifa'e733/
Risfer732/
Riefee732/
Rifahy732/
Reifet732/
Raifet732/
Rufeya731/
Refeyo731/
Reifes731/
Riffed731/
Rifiyo731/
Rifych731/
Riofei731/
Rejife731/
Riffez731/
Rifoya731/
Roifes731/
Riffae731/
Riffei731/
Ruifei731/
Riffep731/
Raiafe731/
Rhifer730/
Raifie730/
Rioffe730/
Rifa6714,052/
Rifi676,488/
Rafe675,805/
Refe671,221/
Rufe67490/
Reiffer67373/
Reifeis67118/
Rifà6753/
Riffett6752/
Rifayee6725/
Réfy6725/
Rifiyah6720/
Rifé6717/
Raiffie6714/
Rifayat6713/
Raiffer6712/
Rufy6712/
Refy679/
Hrifech679/
Rifá678/
Rifahie677/
Riffaie676/
Rifa'ie674/
Rishfuy674/
Ryfy673/
Hraifer673/
Rifaieh672/
Reifess671/
Rhaffey671/
Rifaiee671/
Rifaiyi671/
Rifayah671/
Riffayi671/
Risfett671/
Rayifie671/
Reifeer671/
Raifeis671/
Riefaie671/
Riffeux671/
Rifouya671/
Rifoyho671/
Rifè671/
Rouffey671/
Rifaaie671/
Riffaya671/
Rieffeh671/
Rjfy671/
Rriffer670/
Reisfer670/
Ryfe670/
Riffets670/
Raiffes670/

Rifey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifey in the Russian language
Рифейrifej-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rifey
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