Surifa Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Surifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Surifa (266) may also be a first name.
Surifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Surifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Surifa (Hindi: सुरिफा) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Surifa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Surifa is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Surifa live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 545,281st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 266 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 4,132,787. In Indonesia Surifa is most frequent in: North Sumatra, where 56 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 44 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surifah | 92 | 209 | / |
| Surifat | 92 | 20 | / |
| Surifai | 92 | 8 | / |
| Suraifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shuraifa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sorifa | 83 | 1,713 | / |
| Zurifa | 83 | 44 | / |
| Jurifa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Surefa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Surufa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Curifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shorifa | 77 | 2,343 | / |
| Suripha | 77 | 149 | / |
| Shurufa | 77 | 19 | / |
| Zuraifa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shirifa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Surrefa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jourifa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jurifai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suriphat | 71 | 14 | / |
| Shorifah | 71 | 13 | / |
| Suriphad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shuraifi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zuraifah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suriphap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shurufaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sorefa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zorifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zurefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chourifat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sorife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zurufa | 67 | 1 | / |
Surifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Surifa in the Hindi language | ||
| सुरिफा | suripha | 66.67 |
| सुरीफा | suripha | 33.33 |
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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 Surifa
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