Riffat Surname

166,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Riffat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riffat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,5401:116,0033,480
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
France841:790,74795,785
England691:807,50843,459
United States301:12,081,964463,456
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
India71:109,580,769786,157
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Riffat (36,262) may also be a first name.

Riffat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riffat (Hindi: रिफ्फत) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riffat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riffat is the 166,176th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,797,522 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Riffat reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 24,051st most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 36,262 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,540 people, or 1 in 116,003. In Pakistan Riffat is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 57 percent are found, Punjab, where 36 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 17 percent are found and Egypt, where 13 percent are found.

Riffat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riffat last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Riffat earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 20.55% less than the national average, earning $34,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.92% more than the national average, earning $71,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riffaut92484/
Riffath92372/
Raiffat921/
Reiffat921/
Riffait921/
Rifffat921/
Rifat9194,357/
Riffa91294/
Riffault861,231/
Rifaat839,202/
Rifath833,045/
Reffat831,832/
Riffai83812/
Ruffat83707/
Rifaut83237/
Riffay83200/
Rifhat8354/
Riffas8332/
Rif'at8328/
Raiffa8317/
Raifat8313/
Rifait8310/
Riffau838/
Rifate833/
Rijfat831/
Riffaz831/
Riffot831/
Rhifat831/
Reifat831/
Rifatt831/
Rifast830/
Rifa8014,052/
Riffeault801/
Riffaud772,580/
Rishfat77245/
Ruffaut77208/
Rifaaat7733/
Roiffah7727/
Ruffatt7723/
Rifault7722/
Reffait7717/
Rifa'at778/
Rifaith778/
Rifaath775/
Raifath774/
Reffaat774/
Riffaih773/
Rif'ath771/
Riffeau771/
Rifhath771/
Rifaate771/
Riffaai771/
Reifate770/
Ridfath770/
Rifai73132,048/
Refat7340,304/
Riffo7315,740/
Rifah733,123/
Rifas731,758/
Rifaz731,268/
Rifad73955/
Rufat73942/
Rifay73877/
Rifaj73352/
Rifau73217/
Reffa73115/
Raifa73110/
Risfa7393/
Roifa7385/
Rifga7371/
Ridfa7340/
Reifa7331/
Riefa7325/
Ryffa7325/
Rifaa7323/
Rifaï7321/
Hrifa7313/
Rrifa7312/
Rifha737/
Rhifa737/
Ruifa735/
Rifea733/
Rizfa731/
Rijfa731/
Rifaî731/
Riffó731/
Rifot731/
Rüfat731/
Rivfa731/
Rifatova7147/
Raiffaud7126/
Rifa'ath711/
Reifaite711/
Refaat67117,116/
Reffas673,126/
Roifah671,540/
Riffey671,102/
Rifaai671,013/
Refath671,006/
Reffai67767/
Reffay67615/
Rifaah67527/
Refeat67520/
Rifaid67445/
Reefat67361/
Reffad67310/
Rifaay67290/
Rishfa67172/
Rufatt67165/
Refait67148/
Refa't67122/
Rifaih67112/
Rifais6789/
Rifaux6776/
Riffou6766/
Rifaad6763/
Riefai6741/
Rifaud6732/
Riffos6728/
Riphat6719/
Rifhah6713/
Refhat6712/
Raifah6711/
Rufaut6711/
Rhifai6710/
Reafat6710/
Raifad6710/
Ruifah679/
Rifaaz678/
Rifadh677/
Rifash676/
Raiffo676/
Reifas675/
Refaut675/
Ref'at675/
Rifaiy674/
Rrefat674/
Rayfat673/
Raifai673/
Rifa'e673/
Rajfat672/
Rifahy672/
Refate671/
Rifgaa671/
Risfaa671/
Reffaa671/
Refatt671/
Rufhat671/
Refaht671/
Rif'aa671/
Rifâad671/
Réfaat671/
Reifai671/
Reufat671/
Rifass671/
Riffei671/
Reifha671/
Reyfat671/
Rifaha671/

Riffat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riffat in the Hindi language
रिफ्फतriphphata92.31
रिफतriphata7.69

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