Tarefi Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Tarefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tarefi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarefi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tarefi is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarefi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tarefi is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Tarefi are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Tarefi is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Tarefi is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 13 percent are found and Iran, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tareefi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tarifi | 83 | 3,464 | / |
| Tarafi | 83 | 1,601 | / |
| Tarefe | 83 | 533 | / |
| Tarofi | 83 | 47 | / |
| Terefi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tarefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tarifit | 77 | 21 | / |
| Tariffi | 77 | 16 | / |
| Tarrafi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tharafi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tarayfi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Terefie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tereffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taraifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tarrifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tarefet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taraffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tahrafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tharrafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thairafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tarraffi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Terefe | 67 | 124,048 | / |
| Tarifa | 67 | 13,048 | / |
| Tarafe | 67 | 10,072 | / |
| Tarife | 67 | 1,010 | / |
| Terafi | 67 | 131 | / |
| Torefe | 67 | 43 | / |
| Torafi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tarify | 67 | 5 | / |
| Torifi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tarofe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Terifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tourefaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Terefy | 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
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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 Tarefi
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