Kirufi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kirufi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kirufi (18) may also be a first name.
Kirufi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirufi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kirufi is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirufi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirufi reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kirufi is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 40 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 40 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirifi | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kurufi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chirufi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khirifi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keroufi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kheroufi | 71 | 1,311 | / |
| Chiroufi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurufe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kherroufi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kerifi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kurifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kherouffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kherifi | 62 | 846 | / |
| Kuruefe | 62 | 18 | / |
| Kurufey | 62 | 13 | / |
| Ceruffi | 62 | 11 | / |
| Kiruphy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khérifi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kiriefe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kherrifi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kheroufa | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kerupfer | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chiroufe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kheroufe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cheroufi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khuruphi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cherroufi | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kherroufa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kurife | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kerife | 50 | 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 Kirufi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis