Rifo Surname

124,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Rifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile3,2291:5,456659
Argentina2611:163,76813,777
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Rifo (593) may also be a first name.

Rifo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rifo (Hindi: रीफो) occurs in Chile more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rifo.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 124,341st most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,987,332 people. The last name Rifo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Rifo are found; 95 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 343,462nd most prevalent given name in the world, held by 593 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Chile, where it is carried by 3,229 people, or 1 in 5,456. In Chile Rifo is most common in: Bío Bío Region, where 50 percent are found, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 24 percent are found and Araucanía Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Chile this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 7 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Rifo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rifo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rifo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rifo earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.97% less than the national average, earning $32,307 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riffo8915,740/
Rifou8940/
Rifos8918/
Riofo898/
Raifo897/
Rifoh895/
Rifoy893/
Ridfo891/
Rifoi891/
Rifot891/
Ruifo891/
Rifoo891/
Riffou8066/
Riffos8028/
Rizfou8016/
Raiffo806/
Raifod804/
Riffot801/
Raifou801/
Rifa7514,052/
Rufo7513,002/
Refo751,227/
Rifà7553/
Rifá758/
Roifoit731/
Reggifo731/
Rifat6794,357/
Ruffo679,233/
Rifah673,123/
Rifas671,758/
Rifaz671,268/
Reffo671,014/
Rifad67955/
Refos67315/
Riffa67294/
Rifau67217/
Raifa67110/
Risfa6793/
Roifa6785/
Refoy6774/
Rifga6771/
Ridfa6740/
Reifa6731/
Riefa6725/
Rifaa6723/
Rifaï6721/
Reefo6715/
Hrifa6713/
Rrifa6712/
Ryfos678/
Rhifa677/
Rifha677/
Răfoi675/
Ruifa675/
Rufoi673/
Refou673/
Refoh672/
Refoa671/
Rizfa671/
Rivfa671/
Refoo671/
Ruefo671/
Rufuo671/
Ryffo671/
Rivoh671/
Riffó671/
Rijfa671/
Richfoot670/
Repfo670/

Rifo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifo in the Hindi language
रीफोripho-

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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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  • 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 Rifo
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