Rifshan Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Rifshan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rifshan 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
Maldives351:11,548870
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186

Rifshan (15) may also be a first name.

Rifshan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rifshan (Hindi: रिफशान) occurs in The Maldives more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifshan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rifshan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 15 people.

Rifshan is most frequently held in The Maldives, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 11,548. In The Maldives it is primarily found in: Kaafu Atoll, where 31 percent reside, Malé, where 20 percent reside and Haa Dhaalu Atoll, where 9 percent reside. Besides The Maldives Rifshan occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 20 percent reside.

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
Rifshaan935/
Rifsan9211/
Rifchan866/
Rifsaan863/
Ribshan861/
Rifzan774/
Rifson771/
Riefsen714/
Revshan712/
Raifson711/
Rifzaan711/
Ruffsan710/
Ruibsan710/
Raiwsian671/
Reibsann670/
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Rifshan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifshan in the Hindi language
रिफशानriphasana-

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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 Rifshan
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