Rifor Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Rifor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5231:39,7115,307
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977

Rifor Last Name Facts

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

Rifor (Russian: Рифор) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 585,091st most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Rifor reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 523 people, or 1 in 39,711. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 54 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 22 percent live and Centre Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifore9162/
Riford9137/
Reifor912/
Raifor912/
Riffor911/
Rifort911/
Raiford833,029/
Riffort8378/
Rifford8333/
Reiford8331/
Ridford834/
Raifort833/
Ritford831/
Roifort831/
Rizford831/
Reifort830/
Risford830/
Rifar80346/
Refor8074/
Rufor8010/
Richford77489/
Reidford77198/
Raiffort7733/
Reitfort7712/
Raidford775/
Richfort773/
Reidfort771/
Raifford771/
Raisford770/
Rishford770/
Refour73258/
Refort73209/
Reford73160/
Reafor73116/
Reifur73103/
Raifur73103/
Rifard7358/
Raifar7320/
Refore7318/
Risfar7310/
Rhifar739/
Rifare738/
Rayfor737/
Refoir737/
Riffar733/
Ruifar732/
Rijfar731/
Rifart731/
Rifasr731/
Ryford730/
Rishforth7147/
Richforth713/
Raithford710/
Redford678,627/
Rayford675,334/
Riffard671,356/
Retford67363/
Refford67101/
Riffart6753/
Reyford6743/
Refourd6735/
Reifart6717/
Raifard6713/
Reisfar678/
Royford678/
Reffort676/
Redfort674/
Refoure673/
Reafort672/
Reaford672/
Revford672/
Resford672/
Reyfort672/
Reeford671/
Rayfort671/
Riophor671/
Reifard671/
Rishfar671/
Ruffour670/

Rifor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifor in the Russian language
Рифорrifor-

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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 Rifor
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