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
The last name Rifkes occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifkes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Rifkes reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name Rifkes is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 12,970,237. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Rifkes is found in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent live.
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
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- 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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