Rifna Surname
Approximately 695 people bear this surname
Rifna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| Indonesia | 79 | 1:1,674,040 | 109,461 |
| Maldives | 21 | 1:19,246 | 1,262 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rifna (1,274) may also be a first name.
Rifna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rifna (Hindi: रिफना) is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Rifna click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifna? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 480,002nd most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rifna live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rifna is also the 220,923rd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 1,274 people.
It is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Beside Sri Lanka it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and The Maldives, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rifnas | 91 | 536 | / |
| Rifnaz | 91 | 297 | / |
| Rifnaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rifni | 80 | 75 | / |
| Rifno | 80 | 63 | / |
| Refna | 80 | 17 | / |
| Rufna | 80 | 4 | / |
| Rieffnah | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rifnacht | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rifner | 73 | 84 | / |
| Riffner | 67 | 106 | / |
| Reifner | 67 | 66 | / |
| Refngah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruifner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Refni | 60 | 553 | / |
| Refne | 60 | 8 | / |
| Rufno | 60 | 3 | / |
| Reffienna | 57 | 12 | / |
| Refner | 55 | 73 | / |
| Refnou | 55 | 15 | / |
| Refnes | 55 | 15 | / |
| Ruffno | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ruphna | 55 | 1 | / |
| Reffner | 50 | 867 | / |
| Refness | 50 | 8 | / |
| Rufinno | 50 | 2 | / |
| Rayfene | 50 | 1 | / |
| Reafner | 50 | 0 | / |
| Raiphny | 50 | 0 | / |
Rifna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rifna in the Hindi language | ||
| रिफना | riphana | - |
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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 Rifna
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