Rifu Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Japan271:4,734,97438,607
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Maldives21:202,0864,973
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Rifu (16,263) may also be a first name.

Rifu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rifu (Arabic: ريفو, Hindi: रिफू) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rifu.

How Common Is The Last Name Rifu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 45 percent of Rifu are found; 45 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 45 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 43,938th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 16,263 people.

The last name Rifu is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea Rifu is mostly found in: Northern, where 71 percent live, National Capital District, where 24 percent live and Western Highlands, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raifu8913,112/
Rifau89217/
Rifou8940/
Ruifu8928/
Roifu8927/
Rifud8913/
Riffu8910/
Riefu893/
Rifus893/
Riofu891/
Rifut890/
Rifaut80237/
Rifaux8076/
Riffou8066/
Rifaud8032/
Rizfou8016/
Raiffu8015/
Riffau808/
Ruifus805/
Raifuh805/
Reifut804/
Reifus804/
Raifou801/
Riffut800/
Rufu751,919/
Refu75198/
Ryfu754/
Rjfu752/
Riffaud732,580/
Riffaut73484/
Raifaud7348/
Rifault7322/
Reifuss736/
Rishfuy734/
Rhiepfu733/
Rishfau732/
Ridfuss732/
Riffeux731/
Richfus730/
Riffuss730/
Riffault671,231/
Rufau67245/
Rifoe67138/
Ruffu6753/
Raiffaud6726/
Refus6726/
Ryofu6724/
Rufui6713/
Rufuh677/
Ruufu677/
Rufuy675/
Rayfu674/
Refuh673/
Refou673/
Rupfu671/
Reufu671/
Riffó671/
Rithfuss671/
Rhufu671/
Refuy671/
Reffu671/
Refui671/
Rifoo671/
Refut671/

Rifu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rifu in the Hindi language
रिफूriphu60
रीफूriphu40
Rifu in the Arabic language
ريفوryfw-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rifu
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