Fariff Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Fariff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fariff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001

Fariff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fariff is found most frequently in Iran. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fariff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Fariff occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Fariff are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran Fariff is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 75 percent are found, Alborz Province, where 8 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 8 percent are found. Not including Iran Fariff occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farriff921/
Farif9158/
Faroif8319/
Farrif8310/
Farief833/
Farzif831/
Fargif831/
Fheriff772/
Farrief771/
Farreff770/
Forriff770/
Farib73189/
Varif7366/
Faref7310/
Fariv734/
Ferif731/
Ferrif6745/
Fariev6720/
Farrib6712/
Fareef675/
Farisv673/
Farefe672/
Faroib672/
Fahriv671/
Fherif671/
Fariow671/
Faroiv671/
Farref671/
Forrif671/
Fariov671/
Farajf671/
Farhib671/
Farefz671/
Forift670/

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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 Fariff
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