Risfa Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Risfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 49 | 1:8,248 | 685 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Risfa (812) may also be a first name.
Risfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Risfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Risfa (Dhivehi: ރިސްފ) occurs most in The Maldives. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Risfa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Risfa reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 286,863rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 812 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The Maldives, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 8,248. In The Maldives it is most numerous in: Kaafu Atoll, where 22 percent live, Shaviyani Atoll, where 20 percent live and Noonu Atoll, where 12 percent live. Beside The Maldives this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 44 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Risfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Risfa in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ރިސްފ | risf | - |
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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 Risfa
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