Rifshana Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Rifshana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 12 | 1:33,681 | 1,888 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
Rifshana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifshana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rifshana is carried by more people in The Maldives than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifshana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Rifshana reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
This last name is most commonly held in The Maldives, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 33,681. In The Maldives Rifshana is mostly concentrated in: Malé, where 58 percent reside, Haa Alif Atoll, where 17 percent reside and Gaafu Alif Atoll, where 8 percent reside. Barring The Maldives it exists in one country. It is also common in New Zealand, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Rifshana
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