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

The surname Rifey (Russian: Рифей) is found most in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rifey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifey? popularity and diffusion

Rifey is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Rifey is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Rifey live; 50 percent live in North Asia and 50 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

Rifey is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia Rifey is most numerous in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 50 percent are found, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 25 percent are found and Perm Krai, where 25 percent are found. Beside Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Wales, where 17 percent are found.

Rifey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rifey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rifey surname fell 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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