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
Karifa (Hindi: करीफा) is held by more people in Tunisia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,980,395th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Karifa are found; 38 percent are found in North Africa and 38 percent are found in Mahgreb. Karifa is also the 51,192nd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 13,031 people.
It is most commonly used in Tunisia, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 19,082. Other than Tunisia it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common 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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- 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 Karifa
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