Harefa Surname

13,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Harefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41,0681:3,220389
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Harefa (75) may also be a first name.

Harefa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harefa (Marathi: हरेफा) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harefa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,555th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 176,994 people. The last name Harefa is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Harefa are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Harefa is also the 1,116,575th most common first name in the world It is held by 75 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 41,068 people, or 1 in 3,220. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Sumatra, where 87 percent live, Riau, where 5 percent live and West Java, where 2 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hareefa9213/
Harefah926/
Harrefa924/
Hareffa923/
Hjarefa922/
Haerefa922/
Haarefa922/
Charefa921/
Arefa911,937/
Harifa83281/
Areefa83130/
Arefah8375/
Harafa8350/
Arefat8343/
Ariefa8340/
Garefa8330/
Harefe8315/
Aarefa837/
Jarefa833/
Arefai833/
Harefi832/
Areifa832/
Arefea831/
Areffa831/
Arrefa831/
Aerefa831/
Harofa831/
Arefaj831/
Charefi77472/
Charifa77461/
Harifah77298/
Gareffa77169/
Garrefa77156/
Kharifa7792/
Harofah7737/
Ariefah7730/
Harrafa7710/
Hasrifa777/
Charefe775/
Aareefa773/
Kharefi773/
Arriefa773/
Harafah772/
Hariffa772/
Harifai772/
Harifha771/
Harrifa771/
Areefaa771/
Areefha771/
Harafau771/
Harizfa771/
Kharefe771/
Chorefa771/
Arechfa771/
Arefash771/
Harifad770/
Harrefe770/
Arafa73104,081/
Arifa7322,457/
Arefi7315,765/
Arefe732,183/
Arofa73616/
Erefa73356/
Arefy7329/
Orefa734/
Arefo733/
Garreffa711,914/
Harefish7197/
Arieffah718/
Charefou715/
Chariffa711/
Aareefay711/
Charifat711/
Chearifa711/
Haarifat711/
Harisfad711/
Arifah6713,516/
Arafah6712,163/
Arofah6712,110/
Arifaj672,002/
Harife671,618/
Harifi67869/
Arifai67765/
Arifat67538/
Arafaa67462/
Arefou67294/
Jarifa67207/
Aarafa67148/
Asrifa67123/
Arefeh67107/
Chatrefou6796/
Aarifa6773/
Arefyi6754/
Erefah6729/
Arrifa6726/
Garefi6724/
Arisfa6723/
Garifa6719/
Araffa6717/
Areffi6716/
Ariffa6715/
Horifa6715/
Erefaa6714/
Arefoh6712/
Arrafa6711/
Araifa6711/
Horofa6711/
Arefee6710/
Arafai678/
Arafea678/
Aurifa677/
Khairifah677/
Arifea677/
Arefiy676/
Arrefe676/
Arifaa675/
Arefis675/
Arafay674/
Arefie674/
Arifad673/
Arhofa673/
Arifas673/
Arefer673/
Areefi673/
Ariefi672/
Arefit672/
Aarefi672/
Herifa672/
Ereifa672/
Garefe672/
Aerifa671/
Arrefi671/
Arizfa671/
Arjfat671/
Arepha671/
Oraefa671/
Herefo671/
Erefai671/
Arefet671/
Arifay671/
Aroffa671/
Areffe671/
Arhifa671/
Aryfah671/
Arofay671/
Araafa671/
Aridfa671/

Harefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Harefa in the Marathi language
हरेफाharepha66.67
हारेफाारharephaara16.67
हारेफाharepha16.67

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Harefa
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