Chirifa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Chirifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria131:2,971,65845,332
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Chirifa (26) may also be a first name.

Chirifa Last Name Facts

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

Chirifa is found most in Algeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chirifa is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Chirifa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirifa reside; 93 percent reside in North Africa and 93 percent reside in Mahgreb. Chirifa is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,971,658. Barring Algeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 7 percent are found.

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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 Chirifa
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