Kerifa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kerifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kerifa (20) may also be a first name.
Kerifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kerifa occurs most in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kerifa live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most common forename at a global level, borne by 20 people.
The surname Kerifa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Buliisa District, where 20 percent live, Kasese District, where 20 percent live and Mbarara District, where 20 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 14 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kherifa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kerrifa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Keraifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kheraifa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kherifah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Korifa | 83 | 208 | / |
| Karifa | 83 | 89 | / |
| Kirifa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kerifi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kerife | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cherifa | 77 | 1,053 | / |
| Kherifi | 77 | 846 | / |
| Kharifa | 77 | 92 | / |
| Karifah | 77 | 14 | / |
| Karifay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kereafa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kherife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keraifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kirifaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiroifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kariffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karifaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kheraifi | 71 | 247 | / |
| Kareifah | 71 | 63 | / |
| Khorifah | 71 | 58 | / |
| Kharifah | 71 | 9 | / |
| Cheriffa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Koirifah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Cheraifa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cherrifa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kherrifi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kearevfa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chearifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kereifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carifa | 67 | 104 | / |
| Karefa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kirifi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kerefo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Korefa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kirifo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Khoirifah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Karifo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khairifah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cherriffa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Karufa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kerefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karyfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koryfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cerife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qarifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cerifi | 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 Kerifa
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