Jarifa Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Jarifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jarifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
India181:42,614,743461,117
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Jarifa (4,180) may also be a first name.

Jarifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jarifa (Bengali: জরিফা, Hindi: जरीफा, Marathi: जरीफा, Oriya: ଜରିଫା) occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jarifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,155,901st most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Jarifa reside; 82 percent reside in North Africa and 82 percent reside in Mahgreb. Jarifa is also the 107,357th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 4,180 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Besides Morocco this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jarrifa921/
Djarifah867/
Sarifa832,932/
Zarifa83765/
Harifa83281/
Carifa83104/
Yarifa8347/
Jarifi8314/
Jorifa8310/
Jarife836/
Jarefa833/
Jarufa832/
Sarifah776,142/
Charifa77461/
Saroifa77344/
Zariffa77328/
Harifah77298/
Kharifa7792/
Sarifha7722/
Jahrifi7719/
Zharifa7717/
Hasrifa777/
Zarifat777/
Sahrifa775/
Cariffa775/
Hariffa772/
Harifai772/
Jourifa772/
Hjarefa772/
Yarifat771/
Zarifaz771/
Harizfa771/
Jaripha771/
Sarifaa771/
Harifha771/
Harrifa771/
Yariffa771/
Jarefat771/
Harifad770/
Jariphas714/
Saharifa714/
Haarifat711/
Chariffa711/
Saarifah711/
Zaraifah711/
Charifat711/
Chearifa711/
Harisfad711/
Sarifaah711/
Harefa6741,174/
Sorifa671,713/
Yaryfa6750/
Sarefa6747/
Sarifo6737/
Carifo6722/
Zarefa6716/
Horifa6715/
Yorifa6714/
Yarifo677/
Khairifah677/
Zorifa671/
Zhariffah671/

Jarifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jarifa in the Bengali language
জরিফাjaripha-
Jarifa in the Marathi language
जरीफाjaripha-
Jarifa in the Hindi language
जरीफाjaripha97.23
जरिफाjaripha1.87
जारिफाjaripha0.41
जरीफ़ाjarifa0.41
जारीफाjaripha0.08
Jarifa in the Oriya language
ଜରିଫାjaripha83.33
ଜାରିଫjaripha16.67

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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
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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 Jarifa
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