Tirifa Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tirifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tirifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Tirifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tirifa is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tirifa.

How Common Is The Last Name Tirifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Tirifa 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 commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 62 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 38 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 45 percent are found and Fiji, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thirifay8682/
Tirifahy8645/
Tirifi8338/
Turifa8320/
Terifa834/
Thirifahy8029/
Thirifayt8015/
Terifaj77156/
Terifay7791/
Terifai773/
Tirifie771/
Terrifa771/
Turifaj771/
Thirifahys752/
Turrifah7116/
Terefa672,681/
Terife67139/
Turroifah6711/
Thiryfays678/
Trejfa672/
Terifi672/
Turufa672/
Thiryfayt671/
Terify671/
Tirefe671/
Thyrifays671/

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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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