Riflan Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Riflan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riflan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Riflan (530) may also be a first name.

Riflan Last Name Facts

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

Riflan is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riflan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 735,823rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Riflan are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 366,410th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 530 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 4 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifland92136/
Reifland8648/
Riffland864/
Riflehan861/
Reflan834/
Ruflan832/
Riflon831/
Rajfland712/
Reflon674/
Rhayfflann631/

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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 Riflan
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