Garif Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Garif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
India81:95,883,173728,828
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Garif (224) may also be a first name.

Garif Last Name Facts

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

Garif (Hindi: गरीफ, Russian: Гариф) is most common in Indonesia. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garif? popularity and diffusion

Garif is the 1,391,595th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Garif reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 601,629th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 224 people.

The last name Garif is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 1,973,869. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 82 percent reside, Jambi, where 7 percent reside and North Sumatra, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Brunei, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garife91235/
Ngarif9176/
Gariff9157/
Gatrif9138/
Gharif9112/
Garrif914/
Kgarif911/
Arif89781,710/
Ghatrif836/
Gatriff834/
Ghariff834/
Garieff833/
Gharife832/
Gariffe831/
Garrife830/
Aarif8040,564/
Arief8025,384/
Ariff8018,893/
Garib807,051/
Harif803,152/
Arife801,089/
Arrif80970/
Asrif80382/
Argif80246/
Ahrif80233/
Areif80164/
Araif8089/
Gariv8061/
Arifs8055/
Arifz8050/
Aurif8025/
Arift8019/
Garef8019/
A'Rif8012/
Gariw8011/
Aridf8011/
Arifh8010/
Ajrif807/
Arzif806/
Arifp803/
Atrif803/
Ariof803/
Earif802/
Ayrif801/
Gorif801/
Airif801/
Aroif801/
Aripf801/
Aruif801/
Arhif801/
Garifova77497/
Gharib73126,982/
Harife731,618/
Arheif731,499/
Gariev73828/
Harrif73247/
Arieff73226/
Garrib73203/
Hariff73164/
Hairif73136/
Aariff7364/
Aaraif7325/
Arriff7324/
Arhief7317/
Arrife7316/
Asraif7316/
Ariefh7312/
Autrif7312/
Atroif7311/
Harief7310/
Gareff738/
Haruif737/
Aarief737/
Garoiv736/
Gauriv736/
Aharif735/
Gareib735/
Arrief734/
Ahraif734/
Gariph733/
Harifh733/
Ghorif733/
Garaib733/
A'Arif733/
A'Rief733/
Gariov732/
Aasrif732/
Aairif732/
Aarifh732/
Hargif732/
Gaurib732/
Gahrib732/
Gharef732/
Goriof732/
Geriff732/
Garefe732/
Ariffe732/
Ngariw731/
Hasrif731/
Garaiv731/
Garibh731/
Gajrib731/
Goraif731/
Aarifp731/
Aarrif731/
Aroiff731/
Garref731/
Asrhif731/
Hareif731/
Gareiv731/
Gariew731/
Garaiw731/
Ahrief731/
Aatrif731/
Arishf731/
Aitrif731/
Auriff731/
Gorife731/
Ahhrif731/
Ahriff731/
Arioff731/
Haraif731/
Goriff730/
Aref6764,015/
Arib679,795/
Arifova673,620/
Ghareib671,920/
Orif67751/
Harriff6796/
Ariv6741/
Aryf6733/
Gerriff675/
Garriev674/
Gharaib674/
Gahreib672/
Garziev671/
Gauriev671/
Aasriff671/
Aariffe671/
Garreuf671/
Ghariph671/
Gahariv671/
Harhief671/
Cgerief671/
Gheraif671/
Ahariff671/
Arjf671/
Ariw671/
Ghareef671/
Garreft670/
Garreff670/

Garif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garif in the Hindi language
गरीफgaripha80
गारिफgaripha20
Garif in the Russian language
Гарифgarif-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garif
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