Gharifi Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Gharifi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 86 | 1:892,820 | 42,918 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Gharifi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gharifi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gharifi is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gharifi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,871,545th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Gharifi is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gharifi are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 892,820. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 71 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside and Golestan Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 11 percent reside and Kuwait, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghatrifi | 93 | 20 | / |
| Garifi | 92 | 95 | / |
| Gherifi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ghorifi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gharife | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ghoreifi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gheriffi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garufi | 77 | 3,185 | / |
| Garife | 77 | 235 | / |
| Garefi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Garifa | 77 | 19 | / |
| Gerifi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Garyfi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garify | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gaurifa | 71 | 2,009 | / |
| Garuffi | 71 | 317 | / |
| Ngarife | 71 | 235 | / |
| Ghorifa | 71 | 156 | / |
| Garefis | 71 | 114 | / |
| Gariffa | 71 | 30 | / |
| Gareffi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Gariefy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cgerifi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garrufi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goriffi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gariffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaarifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garrife | 71 | 0 | / |
| Garreffi | 67 | 119 | / |
| Garriffa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gotrifid | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghariphe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garruffi | 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
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- 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 Gharifi
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