Careef Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Careef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Careef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Djibouti11:914,9321,612

Careef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Careef is found in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Careef? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Careef live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

It is most widespread in Somalia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Outside of Somalia Careef occurs in one country. It also occurs in Djibouti, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chareef921/
Scareef921/
Caref9123/
Charef8324,796/
Zareef8314,706/
Sareef83950/
Jareef8358/
Cahref834/
Carref833/
Caraef831/
Khareef77383/
Chareev7711/
Caraeff779/
Charefe775/
Charref775/
Saareef774/
Zareefh772/
Chareif772/
Carieff771/
Zareeff771/
Hsareef771/
Sarreef771/
Zhareef771/
Chaaref771/
Sareeff771/
Carew7323,613/
Karef737,395/
Zaref734,788/
Carev73380/
Saref73206/
Jaref73112/
Careb7319/
Carif737/
Coref733/
Dshareef711/
Chareejw711/
Charif6720,152/
Kharef671,064/
Zarief67944/
Kareev67764/
Djaref67569/
Zareif67309/
Charyf67274/
Careva67266/
Sarief67211/
Qareeb67210/
Zareev67131/
Caryev6778/
Sareev6755/
Kareff6753/
Zareeb6730/
Chareb6723/
Carevs6716/
Choref6714/
Sahref6713/
Kireef6711/
Sarefh6711/
Czarev6710/
Caurif6710/
Sareff6710/
Caryew679/
Zareff678/
Caraev677/
Sareew676/
Cariev675/
Coreev675/
Charew674/
Carife674/
Zzaref674/
Caraif674/
Charev674/
Coraef673/
Sareaf672/
Zarref672/
Carrew672/
Tcarev671/
Cahrif671/
Carews671/
Karefe671/
Coreaf671/
Coreuf671/
Csarif671/
Zoreef671/
Jareew671/
Jarhef671/
Kauref671/
Kargef671/
Carift671/
Caurev671/
Karief671/
Sarref671/
Sareif671/
Zareaf671/
Corref671/
Carauf670/
Careyw670/
Cariff670/
Scarif670/

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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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  • 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 Careef
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