Rifqa Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Maldives

Rifqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rifqa 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
Israel301:285,25425,178
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Maldives171:23,7751,460
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Rifqa (2,117) may also be a first name.

Rifqa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rifqa (Hindi: रिफ्क़ा) is found most frequently in Israel. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifqa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rifqa is the 2,273,756th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rifqa reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 43 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Rifqa is also the 163,374th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,117 people.

The last name Rifqa is most common in Israel, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 285,254. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Northern District, where 80 percent live, Haifa District, where 7 percent live and Southern District, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Israel this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and The Maldives, where 24 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
Rifqah913/
Rifqat913/
Riffqat831/
Rifka801,056/
Rifqo8016/
Ribqa801/
Rifca801/
Rifqoh73153/
Rifkah7348/
Rifkha7320/
Riefka739/
Riffka736/
Reifka735/
Riffca734/
Refqat732/
Rivfka731/
Rifkhah6733/
Rufquah673/
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Rifqa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifqa in the Hindi language
रिफ्क़ाriphqa-

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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 Rifqa
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