Rifkes Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Rifkes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
Rifkes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifkes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rifkes is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Rifkes click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifkes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Rifkes are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 12,970,237. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Turkey Rifkes exists in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rifke | 91 | 2 | / |
| Reifke | 83 | 122 | / |
| Riefke | 83 | 81 | / |
| Rifkey | 83 | 15 | / |
| Rifkie | 83 | 2 | / |
| Riwkes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rifkee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rivkes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rivkees | 77 | 23 | / |
| Rifkiss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rivkies | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rifki | 73 | 10,696 | / |
| Rifky | 73 | 3,177 | / |
| Rifka | 73 | 1,056 | / |
| Refke | 73 | 93 | / |
| Rivke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ruffkess | 71 | 12 | / |
| Rivketts | 71 | 0 | / |
| Reffke | 67 | 177 | / |
| Riefki | 67 | 86 | / |
| Reibke | 67 | 82 | / |
| Rifqie | 67 | 76 | / |
| Reefke | 67 | 59 | / |
| Riffky | 67 | 42 | / |
| Rivkis | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rifkha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rifque | 67 | 15 | / |
| Riefka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ribcke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Riffka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Reifka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rifkhi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rhifki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Riefky | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raifqe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rebkes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ribkei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rifkiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rifqki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rivfka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ribkis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rifqee | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rifkes
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