Rifov Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Rifov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rifov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania351:573,65341,852
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Rîfov (4) are calculated separately.

Rifov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rifov (Russian: Рифов) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Rîfov. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rifov is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Rifov is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Rifov live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 573,653. In Romania Rifov is most prevalent in: Prahova County, where 100 percent live. Beside Romania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 15 percent live and Russia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rîfov934/
Raifov9191/
Rifova9111/
Raifova8371/
Reifova832/
Hrifova831/
Rufov80528/
Rifev801/
Refov801/
Reiffova772/
Refova7333/
Rayfov736/
Rifeev731/
Rejfova676/
Rayfova673/
Rufev6015/
Rifaf602/
Rifaw601/
Rufof601/
Refev601/
Rufeev5574/
Rufaev554/
Refouf551/
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Rifov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifov in the Russian language
Рифовrifov-

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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 Rifov
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