Rifkan Surname
Approximately 1,590 people bear this surname
Rifkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,535 | 1:13,556 | 1,941 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
Rifkan (731) may also be a first name.
Rifkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rifkan (Hindi: रीफकन) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifkan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 249,631st most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,583,362 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rifkan reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 304,836th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 731 people.
This surname is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,535 people, or 1 in 13,556. Barring Sri Lanka it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rifkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rifkan in the Hindi language | ||
| रीफकन | riphakana | 50 |
| रिफकन | riphakana | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rifkan
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