Terifa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Terifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Terifa (53) may also be a first name.

Terifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terifa is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Terifa.

How Common Is The Last Name Terifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Terifa is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Terifa is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Terifa live; 75 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 53 people.

The last name Terifa is most frequently occurring in Argentina, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 42,743,414. In Argentina it is most common in: Salta Province, where 100 percent are found. Not including Argentina this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 25 percent are found and Kenya, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terifaj92156/
Terifay9291/
Terifai923/
Terrifa921/
Tarifa8313,048/
Terefa832,681/
Terife83139/
Tirifa8356/
Torifa8325/
Terifi832/
Terify831/
Tarrifa77486/
Tariffa77160/
Tarifah7739/
Teriffe7732/
Terrify7715/
Tarifaa774/
Teraifi774/
Tarifau771/
Terifee771/
Tereife771/
Tharifa771/
Terifajová7571/
Terifajova752/
Terifayová752/
Thirifay7182/
Tirifahy7145/
Teherife712/
Terraifi712/
Terefach711/
Terrifer711/
Terripha711/
Teriffee711/
Terefaya711/
Teurifoy711/
Terefe67124,048/
Torufa6777/
Tirifi6738/
Thirifahy6729/
Thirifayt6715/
Tarufa676/
Terefi675/
Trejfa672/
Torifo671/
Tarefa671/
Terzieffe671/
Tarifo671/
Thyrifays671/
Terefy671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Terifa
  • 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