Rifat is a male name, in Croatia largely Croatian, but also Muslim, Albanian, Turkish and Romany. It is one of the medium frequent names in Croatia, with about one hundred namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Rifat in Croatia
The name Rifat was the most popular from years 1929 to 1941. The peak year was 1929.
Prevalence
Name Rifat is present mainly in North-West Croatia, and scarcely in Central Croatia. Most of the persons named Rifat live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (about twenty), Rijeka (less than ten), Pula (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.