Kirifi Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Samoa
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Kirifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Samoa91:21,534479
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kirifi (16) may also be a first name.

Kirifi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kirifi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kirifi is borne by more people in Samoa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirifi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Kirifi is primarily found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Kirifi reside; 78 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 63 percent reside in Polynesia. Kirifi is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 16 people.

Kirifi is most frequently occurring in Samoa, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 21,534. Beside Samoa this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in American Samoa, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khirifi922/
Kirufi8311/
Kirifa838/
Kerifi833/
Kurifi832/
Kherifi77846/
Chirifi77240/
Kuraifi771/
Kiriefe771/
Khérifi771/
Kiroifa771/
Kirifaa771/
Keraifi771/
Kheraifi71247/
Kherrifi712/
Kerifa677/
Kerefi672/
Kurife671/
Cerifi671/
Cirife671/
Kerife671/
Kurufi671/

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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 Kirifi
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