Karif Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Karif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karif (230) may also be a first name.
Karif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karif (Hindi: कारिफ, Marathi: कारीफ, Oriya: କାରିଫ, Russian: Кариф) is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karif? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karif is the 1,148,257th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname Karif occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Karif are found; 66 percent are found in North Africa and 66 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 591,855th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 230 people.
The surname is most frequent in Morocco, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Outside of Morocco this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karif in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରିଫ | karipha | - |
| Karif in the Hindi language | ||
| कारिफ | karipha | 80.56 |
| करीफ | karipha | 8.33 |
| कारीफ | karipha | 8.33 |
| ़कारिफ | karipha | 2.78 |
| Karif in the Marathi language | ||
| कारीफ | karipha | 45.45 |
| करीफ | karipha | 36.36 |
| करीम | karima | 9.09 |
| कािरफ़ | kairafa | 9.09 |
| Karif in the Russian language | ||
| Кариф | karif | - |
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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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- 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 Karif
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