Garifa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Garifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Garifa (75) may also be a first name.

Garifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garifa (Arabic: غريفه, Hindi: गरीफा) is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Garifa is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Garifa live; 47 percent live in South America and 47 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 75 people.

It is most commonly used in Peru, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 3,531,569. In Peru it is mostly found in: Arequipa Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Peru Garifa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 37 percent live and Israel, where 11 percent live.

Garifa Last Name Statistics demography

Garifa earn a lot less than the average income. In Peru they earn 45.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,541 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaurifa922,009/
Gariffa9230/
Gaarifa921/
Arifa9122,457/
Gharifat86409/
Garriffa8611/
Gharifah862/
Arifah8313,516/
Arifaj832,002/
Arifai83765/
Garifo83745/
Arifat83538/
Harifa83281/
Garife83235/
Asrifa83123/
Garifi8395/
Aarifa8373/
Ariefa8340/
Garefa8330/
Arrifa8326/
Arisfa8323/
Ariffa8315/
Araifa8311/
Aurifa837/
Arifea837/
Arifaa835/
Arifha834/
Garufa834/
Arifad833/
Arifas833/
Gorifa832/
Areifa832/
Arizfa831/
Arifay831/
Arhifa831/
Aridfa831/
Garify830/
Harifah77298/
Ngarife77235/
Gariffo77232/
Gareffa77169/
Garrefa77156/
Ghorifa77156/
Arifaah77153/
Arrifai77118/
Aarifah77107/
Gharifi7798/
Arifeae7782/
Ariffah7772/
Gairifo7747/
Ariefah7730/
Arrifat7726/
Araifah7724/
Ariffai7717/
Arifahs778/
Garuffa778/
Hasrifa777/
Arifaid776/
Arrifah775/
Garefas775/
Gariefy773/
Garufai773/
Arriefa773/
Gharife772/
Hariffa772/
Harifai772/
Gariffe771/
Harifha771/
Harrifa771/
Harizfa771/
Arifaij771/
Airifai771/
Ariffad771/
Gerifah770/
Garrife770/
Harifad770/
Arefa731,937/
Orifa73809/
Arifo73112/
Arifâ731/
Garreffa711,914/
Arrifaih71103/
D'Arifat7147/
Ghatrifi7120/
Arieffah718/
Garriffo713/
Arifahat711/
Gheraifa711/
Araiwfai711/
Airrifah711/
Haarifat711/
Harisfad711/
Harefa6741,174/
Garufo67304/
Areefa67130/
Orifah6784/
Arefah6775/
Arefat6743/
Aripha6737/
Arivah6729/
Garefi6724/
Horifa6715/
Orifha6710/
Arifou678/
Aarefa677/
Arefai673/
Gerifo673/
Arifajová672/
Garefe672/
Arefea671/
Garyfi671/
Arjfat671/
Areffa671/
Arrefa671/
Gorufa671/
Arefaj671/
Gerefa671/
Gorife671/
Ourifa671/
Aryfah671/

Garifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garifa in the Hindi language
गरीफाgaripha-
Garifa in the Arabic language
غريفهghryfh-

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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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  • 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 Garifa
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