Derefa Surname
Approximately 813 people bear this surname
Derefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 791 | 1:66,930 | 7,065 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Derefa (40) may also be a first name.
Derefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Derefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Derefa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Derefa? popularity and diffusion
Derefa is the 425,369th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,963,771 people. The surname Derefa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Derefa are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Derefa is also the 1,614,485th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 40 people.
Derefa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 791 people, or 1 in 66,930. In Tanzania Derefa is mostly concentrated in: Geita Region, where 31 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 23 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 18 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derefat | 92 | 40 | / |
| Derefah | 92 | 13 | / |
| Daerefaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Derafa | 83 | 1,126 | / |
| Derifa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Derefi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Derefe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dorefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Direfa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Darefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Derofa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Daerefaaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Derrafa | 77 | 238 | / |
| Derifaj | 77 | 65 | / |
| Derifas | 77 | 19 | / |
| Derifay | 77 | 10 | / |
| Dharefa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Deriffa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dearifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dherifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dierifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Derifah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dereefe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Deyrifad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Detreffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Darifa | 67 | 38 | / |
| Dorofa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Dorifa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Derifi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Darofa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dirifa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Derife | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dorafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Darafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dirafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Derifo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Derefa
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