Carif Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Carif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Carif (9) may also be a first name.

Carif Last Name Facts

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

Carif is most common in Indonesia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Carif occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Carif live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,941,740th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 9 people.

Carif is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 100 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charif9120,152/
Caurif9110/
Carife914/
Caraif914/
Csarif911/
Cahrif911/
Carift911/
Scarif910/
Cariff910/
Charrif83183/
Cariffe8392/
Charife8334/
Chariff8333/
Charhif839/
Scariff833/
Charaif833/
Chareif832/
Carriff831/
Tcharif831/
Caharif831/
Carieff831/
Zarif8050,779/
Sarif8029,329/
Jarif802,848/
Karif80209/
Carib8030/
Caref8023/
Cariv804/
Cariw802/
Qarif801/
Carriffe773/
Charef7324,796/
Kharif736,090/
Zarief73944/
Sahrif73565/
Sariff73508/
Charib73474/
Zarife73370/
Zareif73309/
Charyf73274/
Sarief73211/
Zharif7398/
Zariff7363/
Sarrif7336/
Saarif7328/
Jahrif7318/
Chariw7317/
Cariov7314/
Dzarif7312/
Karife7310/
Careef7310/
Zaraif7310/
Ziarif737/
Jarife736/
Zarrif736/
Cariev735/
Chariv735/
Djarif735/
Hsarif735/
Karrif734/
Cahref734/
Sgarif734/
Kariff733/
Carref733/
Zahrif733/
Jharif732/
Cariow732/
Sarifh731/
Kaurif731/
Kajrif731/
Saraif731/
Saripf731/
Jairif731/
Kgarif731/
Zaridf731/
Zearif731/
Corife731/
Karief731/
Sareif731/
Saharif67113/
Djasrif6777/
Cheirif6772/
Kharief6757/
Sahrief6731/
Sahriff6722/
Charrib6711/
Charefe675/
Charref675/
Sahraif675/
Dsharif674/
Zhariff674/
Dzariff674/
Carreib673/
Chariov673/
Zariffe672/
Chourif672/
Khariff672/
Sarriff672/
Sgariff672/
Saariff672/
Carriow671/
Dzaraif671/
Scareef671/
Kharrif671/
Chareef671/
Saarief671/
Zarifch671/
Zareife671/
Sarhief671/
Charaiv671/
Coriffe671/
Chaaref671/
Djarrif671/
Shsarif671/
Sa'arif671/
Shzarif671/
Shjarif671/
Zharief671/
Zarhaif671/
Jarreif671/
Quariff670/
Cottrif670/

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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 Carif
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