Girf Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Algeria

Girf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Girf Last Name Facts

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

Girf (Russian: Гирф) is found most in Russia. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girf? popularity and diffusion

Girf is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Girf live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 33 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia it is most frequent in: Bashkortostan Republic, where 50 percent live and Samara Oblast, where 50 percent live. Aside from Russia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giref894/
Girff891/
Gairf891/
Gierf890/
Irf8672/
Gireff801/
Gref751,658/
Sirf75201/
Airf75137/
Girv7515/
Gerf7512/
Eirf755/
Irfe754/
Ihrf751/
Irhf751/
Irfz751/
Irzf751/
Gurf751/
Uirf751/
Oirf751/
Zirf751/
Girb751/
Girffth731/
Greff674,614/
Grefe671,933/
Hierf67734/
Girev67562/
Gerfe6719/
Eiref6714/
Sairf676/
Airef676/
Girew674/
Gherf674/
Khirf673/
Ziref673/
Ghirb673/
Guerf672/
Sierf672/
Gerff672/
Zairf672/
Airff672/
Gerft671/
Gerfs671/
Eisrf671/
Irfss671/
Aairf671/
Iorfh671/
Irvfs671/
Iorff670/
Chirf670/

Girf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Girf in the Russian language
Гирфgirf-

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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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  • 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 Girf
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