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 occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarefi? popularity and diffusion
Tarefi is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Tarefi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Tarefi live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held 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. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common 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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