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 Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
Careef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Careef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Careef is found most in Somalia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Careef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Careef reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.
It is most common in Somalia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Excluding Somalia it exists in one country. It is also common in Djibouti, where 10 percent live.
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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 Careef
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