Derif Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Derif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Iran2081:369,14724,286
Algeria521:742,91441,230
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Derif (49) may also be a first name.

Derif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Derif (Hindi: डेरिफ, Marathi: डेरीफ, Russian: Дериф) is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Derif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Derif is the 578,557th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. The surname Derif occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Derif live; 60 percent live in North Africa and 60 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 49 people.

Derif is most widely held in Morocco, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Beside Morocco Derif exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 38 percent are found and Algeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derife9110/
Detrif913/
Derifh911/
Derrif911/
Dherif911/
Derief911/
Detrift832/
Dheriff831/
Derrief831/
Darif809,116/
Derib804,768/
Dorif8075/
Deriv8016/
Dirif8016/
Deref804/
Dariff73117/
Dereef7364/
Deriev7360/
Dhorif7324/
Dharif7312/
Deirib7310/
Darief739/
Darrif736/
Derefe734/
Dheriv733/
Derrib732/
Derhib732/
Deyref731/
Dhirif731/
Detref731/
Dorrif731/
Derref731/
Deraib731/
Darriff673/
Da'riff672/
Derziev672/
Dorrief672/
Dhariff671/
Dereefe670/
Deereef670/

Derif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Derif in the Hindi language
डेरिफderipha-
Derif in the Marathi language
डेरीफderipha66.67
ऍरीकerika33.33
Derif in the Russian language
Дерифderif-

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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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  • 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 Derif
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