Rifua Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Rifua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Rifua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rifua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rifua occurs in The Maldives more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Rifua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rifua? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rifua is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Rifua occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Rifua are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
This last name is most prevalent in The Maldives, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 80,834. In The Maldives Rifua is mostly concentrated in: Faafu Atoll, where 40 percent live, Gaafu Alif Atoll, where 20 percent live and Seenu Atoll, where 20 percent live. Barring The Maldives this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 14 percent live.
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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
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- 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 Rifua
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