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 surname Rifore is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rifore click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifore? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rifore is the 2,436,415th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rifore reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rifore is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name on earth, held by 19 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria Rifore is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 95 percent reside, Adamawa, where 2 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

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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