Karefi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Karefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Karefi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karefi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karefi is more commonly found in Tunisia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karefi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Karefi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Karefi reside; 82 percent reside in North Africa and 82 percent reside in Mahgreb.
This last name is most commonly used in Tunisia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 76,328. Without taking into account Tunisia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 9 percent are found and Iraq, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharefi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Karafi | 83 | 1,087 | / |
| Karofi | 83 | 705 | / |
| Karefa | 83 | 41 | / |
| Karifi | 83 | 38 | / |
| Kerefi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Qarefi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karefe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karaefe | 77 | 500 | / |
| Kharafi | 77 | 431 | / |
| Koreifi | 77 | 155 | / |
| Karafei | 77 | 95 | / |
| Kharifi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Karafih | 77 | 11 | / |
| Karrafi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kharofi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korefie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Careffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karofoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khorefi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karaffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kharefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karefes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kareiphy | 71 | 13 | / |
| Khairafi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kareiphi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kherrefi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kearevfa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kharrofi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaharefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kareefee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qarafi | 67 | 315 | / |
| Carafi | 67 | 211 | / |
| Carifi | 67 | 136 | / |
| Karafe | 67 | 98 | / |
| Karifa | 67 | 89 | / |
| Korofi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Khareiphi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Korefa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Korafi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Karife | 67 | 10 | / |
| Qarifi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kerafi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kerifi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kerefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karyfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Carofi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karofe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Korefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korifi | 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
- 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 Karefi
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