Harifa Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Harifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 200 | 1:661,246 | 51,715 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Harifa (2,006) may also be a first name.
Harifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Harifa (Arabic: حريفه, Hindi: हरीफा, Marathi: हरीफा) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Harifa.
How Common Is The Last Name Harifa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 935,326th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Harifa live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Harifa is also the 168,729th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 2,006 people.
This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 661,246. In Indonesia it is most common in: Jakarta, where 57 percent reside, Southeast Sulawesi, where 18 percent reside and Riau, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Harifa occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Harifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Harifa in the Marathi language | ||
| हरीफा | haripha | - |
| Harifa in the Hindi language | ||
| हरीफा | haripha | 84.21 |
| हरिफा | haripha | 10.53 |
| हारीफा | haripha | 5.26 |
| Harifa in the Arabic language | ||
| حريفه | hryfh | - |
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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 Harifa
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