Tirifa Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Tirifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Tirifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tirifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tirifa is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tirifa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,580,327th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Tirifa live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
Tirifa is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Tirifa is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 62 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 38 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 45 percent live and Fiji, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thirifay | 86 | 82 | / |
| Tirifahy | 86 | 45 | / |
| Tirifi | 83 | 38 | / |
| Turifa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Terifa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Thirifahy | 80 | 29 | / |
| Thirifayt | 80 | 15 | / |
| Terifaj | 77 | 156 | / |
| Terifay | 77 | 91 | / |
| Terifai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tirifie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Terrifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turifaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thirifahys | 75 | 2 | / |
| Turrifah | 71 | 16 | / |
| Terefa | 67 | 2,681 | / |
| Terife | 67 | 139 | / |
| Turroifah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Thiryfays | 67 | 8 | / |
| Trejfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Terifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Turufa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thiryfayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Terify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tirefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thyrifays | 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 Tirifa
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