Altarifi Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Sweden

Altarifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altarifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Altarifi Last Name Facts

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

Altarifi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Altarifi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Altarifi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 32 percent of Altarifi reside; 29 percent reside in West Asia and 26 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Altarifi is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 67 percent live and Gauteng, where 33 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eltarifi8814/
Altorifi881/
Alteraifi82202/
Altoraifi825/
Altareefi821/
Eltarify75214/
Elterifi756/
Elteriefi712/
Elteraifi712/
Eltereifi711/
Altareefy711/
Alteraify711/
Eltarefy63183/
Elterefi636/
Elteraify594/

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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 Altarifi
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