Ryfa Surname

315,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Ryfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ryfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9461:40,1786,300
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Ukraine751:606,96966,274
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
France41:16,605,680368,153
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ryfa (11) may also be a first name.

Ryfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ryfa (Arabic: عريفا, Russian: Рыфа) is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryfa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 315,094th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 6,118,846 people. The surname Ryfa is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Ryfa are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Poland, where it is held by 946 people, or 1 in 40,178. Aside from Poland this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.

Ryfa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ryfa last name are 26.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 79.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ryfa earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 41.78% more than the national average, earning $61,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $50,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ryfai8926/
Ryffa8925/
Reyfa898/
Ryfay892/
Rayfa891/
Ryfaay804/
Rayfat803/
Rayfai801/
Reyfat801/
Royfay801/
Rifa7514,052/
Refa751,267/
Ryfy753/
Ryfj752/
Ryfe750/
Rouyfay731/
Rouyfai731/
Rifai67132,048/
Rifat6794,357/
Refat6740,304/
Refai6727,109/
Refay674,185/
Refas673,937/
Rifah673,123/
Rifas671,758/
Rifaz671,268/
Rifad67955/
Rifay67877/
Rifaj67352/
Riffa67294/
Refaa67246/
Rifau67217/
Resfa67214/
Refah67134/
Refad67116/
Reffa67115/
Raifa67110/
Risfa6793/
Roifa6785/
Rifga6771/
Ridfa6740/
Ryfer6736/
Royfe6734/
Reifa6731/
Riefa6725/
Ryffé6724/
Rifaa6723/
Rifaï6721/
Ryofi6719/
Ryffe6717/
Reefa6715/
Hrifa6713/
Rrifa6712/
Ryfos678/
Reyfe678/
Rifha677/
Rhifa677/
Hrefa675/
Ruifa675/
Refaz675/
Rejfa674/
Rayfe673/
Rifea673/
Refea672/
Rayfi672/
Refha671/
Refaï671/
Refaj671/
Refoa671/
Rhyfault671/
Rizfa671/
Refga671/
Hryfy671/
Rivfa671/
Rezfa671/
Ryffo671/
Rifaî671/
Rijfa671/

Ryfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ryfa in the Russian language
Рыфаryfa-
Ryfa in the Arabic language
عريفاryfa-

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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 Ryfa
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