Herif Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Herif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Herif (35) may also be a first name.
Herif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Herif (Marathi: हॅरीफ) is found most frequently in Algeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Herif click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herif? popularity and diffusion
The surname Herif is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Herif occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Herif reside; 86 percent reside in North Africa and 86 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 35 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 6,438,592. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bouïra Province, where 67 percent live, Blida Province, where 17 percent live and Sétif Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Algeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Herif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Herif in the Marathi language | ||
| हॅरीफ | heripha | - |
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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 Herif
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