Karifa Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Karifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 32 | 1:19,082 | 3,053 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 1:1,048,692 | 25,281 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Karifa (13,031) may also be a first name.
Karifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karifa (Hindi: करीफा) occurs in Tunisia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,980,395th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name Karifa occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Karifa live; 38 percent live in North Africa and 38 percent live in Mahgreb. Karifa is also the 51,192nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 13,031 people.
The surname Karifa is most prevalent in Tunisia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 19,082. Besides Tunisia it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live and Benin, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharifa | 92 | 92 | / |
| Karifah | 92 | 14 | / |
| Karifay | 92 | 4 | / |
| Karifaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kariffa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kareifah | 86 | 63 | / |
| Kaurifah | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kharifah | 86 | 9 | / |
| Karifuha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Korifa | 83 | 208 | / |
| Carifa | 83 | 104 | / |
| Karefa | 83 | 41 | / |
| Karifi | 83 | 38 | / |
| Karife | 83 | 10 | / |
| Karifo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kerifa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Karufa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Karyfa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Qarifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khairifah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kourifa | 77 | 220 | / |
| Kharifi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kharufa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kherifa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Cariffa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Carifah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kerrifa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Karefah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qarifah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karifou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keraifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karefat | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khorifah | 71 | 58 | / |
| Kariphat | 71 | 47 | / |
| Kharrufa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Koirifah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kairufah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Karuufai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaharefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khourifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kherifah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chearifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kearevfa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kheraifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karhefah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carifi | 67 | 136 | / |
| Carifo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Korefa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khoirifah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Karefi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Qarifi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Carife | 67 | 4 | / |
| Korufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koryfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korife | 67 | 0 | / |
Karifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karifa in the Hindi language | ||
| करीफा | karipha | - |
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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 Karifa
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