Warif Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Warif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Warif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Warif (75) may also be a first name.

Warif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Warif is most common in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Warif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Warif occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Warif are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most common given name internationally, borne by 75 people.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 8,816,613. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: South Sumatra, where 87 percent live and Papua, where 7 percent live. Other than Indonesia Warif exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 38 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warzif911/
Wareif911/
Warrif911/
Warife911/
Whariff830/
Waref80156/
Varif8066/
Barif8059/
Uarif807/
Wariv801/
Baraif7310/
Baurif738/
Bariff738/
Baruif733/
Wauriw732/
Wareef732/
Waraiv731/
Wariov731/
Wharef731/
Wariph731/
Barrif731/
Warriv731/
Baharif67119/
Barriff6739/
Barroif671/

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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 Warif
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