Qarfa Surname
Approximately 551 people bear this surname
Qarfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 376 | 1:51,333 | 2,646 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Qarfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qarfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qarfa is found in Syria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Qarfa.
How Common Is The Last Name Qarfa? popularity and diffusion
Qarfa is the 572,152nd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 13,226,036 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Qarfa live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 68 percent live in Levant.
This surname is most widely held in Syria, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 51,333. In Syria Qarfa is most frequent in: Aleppo Governorate, where 98 percent reside and Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 2 percent reside. Besides Syria Qarfa exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 31 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qarfah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Qarfas | 91 | 4 | / |
| Qarfad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Qarfay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Karfa | 80 | 7,852 | / |
| Carfa | 80 | 56 | / |
| Quarfast | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kharfa | 73 | 325 | / |
| Karfas | 73 | 10 | / |
| Karfah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Quarfo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Carfas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Karfai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Karfau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karfaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karfad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karfaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cairfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quarfot | 67 | 41 | / |
| Karfeah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Qarfouz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karfahe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kharfah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khairfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karrfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qarfoud | 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 Qarfa
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