Garefis Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Garefis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garefis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1061:104,52617,585
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Garefis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garefis occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garefis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,710,039th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname Garefis occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Garefis are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

Garefis is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 104,526. In Greece Garefis is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 58 percent reside, Attica, where 20 percent reside and Thessaly, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garefi9224/
Arefis925/
Gareffi8616/
Arefiss862/
Areffis861/
Garreffi80119/
Harefish8097/
Garaafis801/
Garifi7795/
Garefa7730/
Arifis776/
Garefe772/
Garyfi771/
Orefis771/
Autrefois752/
Gareffa71169/
Garrefa71156/
Gharifi7198/
Arefice719/
Orefise717/
Gariefy713/
Gorefie711/
Garreffa671,914/
Ghatrifi6720/
Ghoreifi6713/
Goureyfi674/

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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
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  • 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 Garefis
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