Rifon Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Rifon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1241:377,03321,044
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Rifón (6) are calculated separately.

Rifon (177) may also be a first name.

Rifon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rifon (Marathi: रीफोन) is found most frequently in Spain. It may also be found in the variant forms: Rifón. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 914,967th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Rifon are found; 43 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Rifon is also the 685,598th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 177 people.

The last name Rifon is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 377,033. In Spain it is most numerous in: Galicia, where 82 percent are found, Basque Country, where 11 percent are found and Madrid, where 6 percent are found. Not including Spain this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Rifon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rifon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rifon surname expanded 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rifon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rifon last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rifon earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.39% less than the national average, earning $31,108 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifón936/
Riffon91262/
Reifon9147/
Rifgon918/
Rifone914/
Rifoun914/
Raifon912/
Rizfon911/
Riffont8362/
Riffone8311/
Rifoune831/
Raifone831/
Rifan805,945/
Rufon801,417/
Rifun8013/
Rifom809/
Refon803/
Rifonova771/
Raiffeon771/
Richfond770/
Riphon73378/
Raifan73368/
Rifaan73143/
Rifane7395/
Risfan7348/
Raifun7334/
Riffan7331/
Rifhan7326/
Ruffon7326/
Roifan7317/
Ridfan7314/
Rifoum7312/
Rizfan7311/
Rif'an739/
Reifan737/
Rayfon737/
Refond734/
Ruifan732/
Refoun731/
Reafon731/
Roifun731/
Reffon731/
Redfon730/
Rifatin67286/
Riphong67206/
Hreifan6742/
Raiphon6726/
Ruifang6719/
Rishfan6719/
Ritphon678/
Risfaan673/
Rifhaan672/
Redfond671/
Riffand671/
Reffonn671/
Raifune671/
Rif'aan671/
Reifand671/
Redfoin670/
Rayfone670/

Rifon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifon in the Marathi language
रीफोनriphona-

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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
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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 Rifon
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