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
The surname Gerifo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerifo? popularity and diffusion
Gerifo is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Gerifo are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gerifo is also the 3,487,849th most frequent given name in the world, held by 11 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Gerifo is primarily found in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found 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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