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 in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garrefa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,398,030th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Garrefa are found; 92 percent are found in South America and 91 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 1,507,566. In Brazil Garrefa is most common in: São Paulo, where 94 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 3 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 1 percent live. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

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/
Gerraffa671/
Airrifah671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Garrefa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis