Lareef Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Lareef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lareef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Maldives81:50,5222,455
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India61:127,844,230863,365
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Lareef (298) may also be a first name.

Lareef Last Name Facts

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

Lareef has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lareef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lareef is the 423,328th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,908,980 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Lareef reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 510,666th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 298 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Other than Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent reside and Qatar, where 3 percent reside.

Lareef Last Name Statistics demography

Lareef earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latreef924/
Larheef921/
Lhareef921/
Laref912,603/
Laaref83143/
Lareev8331/
Larief839/
Loreef838/
Lareeb836/
Latref831/
Larefe831/
Lareew831/
Learef830/
Laureyf771/
Laiaref771/
Larew73741/
Larif73605/
Larev73234/
Lareb7376/
Loref738/
Larejeva711/
Laarif673,081/
Lareva67408/
Larrew67333/
Lariev6739/
Larife6710/
Larouf676/
Lariff676/
Laarev675/
Lireev674/
Laurev674/
Larauf674/
Laraev673/
Loreev673/
Lereev673/
Laryev673/
Latrif672/
Larrif671/
Laruev671/
Laroev671/
Lahrew671/
Lasrif671/
Laureb671/
Laritf671/
Lahrif671/
Lareav671/
Larzev671/
Lareaw670/
Lariew670/
Larreb670/
Learew670/
Laroew670/

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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 Lareef
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis