Rifore Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rifore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Rifore (19) may also be a first name.

Rifore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rifore occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifore? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rifore reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name globally, held by 19 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria Rifore is most numerous in: Taraba, where 95 percent are found, Adamawa, where 2 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rifor91535/
Riford8337/
Refore8318/
Rifare838/
Reifor832/
Raifor832/
Riffor831/
Rifort831/
Raiford773,029/
Raifora77105/
Riffort7778/
Rifford7733/
Reiford7731/
Ridford774/
Raifort773/
Refoure773/
Reifora772/
Ritford771/
Rizford771/
Roifort771/
Reifort770/
Reufore770/
Riffere770/
Risford770/
Rifar73346/
Refor7374/
Richford71489/
Reidford71198/
Raiffort7133/
Reitfort7112/
Raidford715/
Richfort713/
Raifford711/
Reidfort711/
Rishford710/
Raisford710/
Refour67258/
Refort67209/
Reford67160/
Reafor67116/
Rifard6758/
Rishforth6747/
Raifar6720/
Risfar6710/
Rhifar679/
Rayfor677/
Rifari677/
Refoir677/
Riffar673/
Richforth673/
Ruifar672/
Redforest672/
Rifart671/
Rifura671/
Rufere671/
Rifasr671/
Rijfar671/
Raithford670/
Ryford670/
Rethfored670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rifore
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