Karefa Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Karefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 17 | 1:35,919 | 5,218 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Karefa (11) may also be a first name.
Karefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karefa is held by more people in Tunisia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karefa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,055,934th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Karefa reside; 41 percent reside in North Africa and 41 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename globally It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tunisia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 35,919. Other than Tunisia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karefah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karefat | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kareifah | 86 | 63 | / |
| Kearevfa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karhefah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaharefa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karafa | 83 | 1,364 | / |
| Karifa | 83 | 89 | / |
| Korefa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Karefi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Karofa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Karyfa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Karefe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karaffa | 77 | 1,222 | / |
| Kharifa | 77 | 92 | / |
| Karrofa | 77 | 42 | / |
| Kharofa | 77 | 30 | / |
| Karoffa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Karifah | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kharafa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Karifay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Karafay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kharefi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kereafa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Carrefa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Karefoo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kariffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kharefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaarafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kourefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karifaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karefes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karofea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaurifah | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kharofah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kharifah | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kareefee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karaafay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kharoffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carreffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karifuha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carafa | 67 | 2,662 | / |
| Korifa | 67 | 208 | / |
| Carifa | 67 | 104 | / |
| Korofa | 67 | 67 | / |
| Karifi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kerefo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Karife | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khairifah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kerifa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Karafo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Karifo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qarafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Korefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karafá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Korafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Carefo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qarefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qarifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharovfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koryfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khairofah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Karefa
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