Rifoe Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Rifoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1361:152,71416,743
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Rifoe (32) may also be a first name.

Rifoe Last Name Facts

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

Rifoe is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifoe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rifoe is the 1,511,557th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rifoe are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Rifoe is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 32 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 152,714. In Cameroon Rifoe is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 63 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 34 percent are found and East Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Rifoe is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifoue9112/
Rifae80542/
Rifou8040/
Rifie809/
Rifey806/
Refoe805/
Rifoy803/
Rifea803/
Rifei803/
Rifee802/
Rifoi801/
Rifoo801/
Rifaie731,363/
Riffey731,102/
Riffee73347/
Riffou7366/
Rifaee7356/
Riffie7334/
Rifaeh7332/
Rifaey7321/
Rizfou7316/
Refuoe7313/
Roifye739/
Raifee738/
Rifiye737/
Rifaye735/
Raifue734/
Rifa'e733/
Refoye731/
Rifiyo731/
Ruifei731/
Riofei731/
Riffei731/
Riffae731/
Rifoya731/
Rifaez731/
Raifou731/
Refoue731/
Raifie730/
Rifu67175/
Reifeis67118/
Rifayee6725/
Refojes6717/
Raiffie6714/
Rifahie677/
Riffaie676/
Rifa'ie674/
Rifaieh672/
Riffeux671/
Rieffeh671/
Riffaee671/
Rifaiee671/
Raifeis671/
Riefaie671/
Rifaaie671/
Roifoit671/
Rifoyho671/
Rifouya671/
Reiffey670/
Rihfaey670/

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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 Rifoe
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