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) is more commonly found in Chile than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 124,341st most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,987,332 people. Rifo is mostly found 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 frequently held forename on earth, borne by 593 people.

Rifo is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is held by 3,229 people, or 1 in 5,456. In Chile it is most frequent in: Bío Bío Region, where 50 percent reside, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 24 percent reside and Araucanía Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside Chile this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 7 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Rifo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rifo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rifo last name 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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