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 is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kerifa live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kerifa is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 20 people.
The last name Kerifa is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Buliisa District, where 20 percent reside, Kasese District, where 20 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 20 percent reside. Barring Uganda Kerifa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 14 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent reside.
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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