Gerifo Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gerifo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Gerifo (11) may also be a first name.
Gerifo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerifo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gerifo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerifo? popularity and diffusion
Gerifo is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Gerifo live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common forename in the world, held by 11 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Gerifo is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria Gerifo occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guerifo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Erifo | 91 | 20 | / |
| Garifo | 83 | 745 | / |
| Serifo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gerefo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yerifo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zerifo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Girifo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gariffo | 77 | 232 | / |
| Gairifo | 77 | 47 | / |
| Gherifa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Guerifa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cerifou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerefoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erieffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerifah | 77 | 0 | / |
| Irifo | 73 | 474 | / |
| Erifa | 73 | 51 | / |
| Erefo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Cherifou | 71 | 1,422 | / |
| Gueraifa | 71 | 153 | / |
| Gerefooa | 71 | 32 | / |
| Gerifaud | 71 | 28 | / |
| Garriffo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gheraifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guerrifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zerifoss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serrifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garufo | 67 | 304 | / |
| Serifa | 67 | 190 | / |
| Cheriffou | 67 | 47 | / |
| Garifa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Erifah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sirifo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eruifa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yerifa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erifat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ereifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Herifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erifas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Herefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erefou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zerifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherijfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iruifo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Gerifo
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