Garrefa Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Garrefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garrefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1421:1,507,56650,366
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Garrefa Last Name Facts

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

Garrefa is found most in Brazil. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Garrefa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garrefa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Garrefa is the 1,398,030th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. Garrefa occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Garrefa reside; 92 percent reside in South America and 91 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 1,507,566. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 94 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 3 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garreffa931,914/
Garefa9230/
Arrefa921/
Garrafa862,132/
Gareffa86169/
Garrofa869/
Garefas865/
Harrefa864/
Arriefa863/
Arefa831,937/
Garraffa80415/
Garreffi80119/
Garriffa8011/
Harefa7741,174/
Garafa77275/
Areefa77130/
Garofa77102/
Arefah7775/
Arefat7743/
Ariefa7740/
Arrifa7726/
Garefi7724/
Garifa7719/
Aarefa777/
Arefai773/
Areifa772/
Garefe772/
Arefea771/
Areffa771/
Arefaj771/
Gerefa771/
Gaurifa712,009/
Garaffa711,170/
Arrifai71118/
Garefis71114/
Garefos7139/
Gariffa7130/
Ariefah7130/
Arrifat7126/
Gareffi7116/
Hareefa7113/
Gorrafa7110/
Garofai719/
Harefah716/
Garefou715/
Arrifah715/
Gharafa715/
Aareefa713/
Garrafo713/
Hareffa713/
Gariefy713/
Haarefa712/
Arechfa711/
Gaarifa711/
Areefaa711/
Areefha711/
Gerefau711/
Arefash711/
Harrifa711/
Garrife710/
Arifa6722,457/
Garraffo67556/
Gharifat67409/
Arrifaih67103/
Arieffah678/
Orefa674/
Arefo673/
Garriffo673/
Gharifah672/
Aareefay671/
Gharaffa671/
Garrafão671/
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Airrifah671/

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