Kreifa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kreifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Kreifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kreifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kreifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻒ) is found most in Algeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kreifa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Kreifa live; 43 percent live in North Africa and 43 percent live in Mahgreb.
The last name is most widespread in Algeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 12,877,184. Aside from Algeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 43 percent are found and Mauritania, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kreifah | 92 | 26 | / |
| Khreifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| K'Reifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Krifa | 91 | 1,015 | / |
| Krefa | 91 | 163 | / |
| Khreifah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Khreifat | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kraifa | 83 | 503 | / |
| Krifah | 83 | 77 | / |
| Kruefa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kroefa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Khrifa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kreffa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kreife | 83 | 2 | / |
| Krrifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Krifea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khreifi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Krifhat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kreifes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Krafa | 73 | 69 | / |
| Krifi | 73 | 61 | / |
| Krife | 73 | 21 | / |
| Qrifa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Qrefa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Krefy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Krefe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Crefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Krefi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khrichfa | 71 | 546 | / |
| Kreifitt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kreiffer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khrifi | 67 | 294 | / |
| Kraifi | 67 | 140 | / |
| Kraffa | 67 | 124 | / |
| Krefer | 67 | 93 | / |
| Krifou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Crefea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kreffe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Crefas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Krafat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Krifis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Krefej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kreefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Criofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krafad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krefed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krefge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kripha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kroefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kroufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khrafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krifes | 67 | 0 | / |
Kreifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kreifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻒ | akryf | - |
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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 Kreifa
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