Yarifa Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Yarifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yarifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin291:356,40027,355
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yarifa (29) may also be a first name.

Yarifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yarifa (Hindi: यारिफा, Russian: Ярифа) is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Yarifa are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yarifa is also the 1,951,561st most common first name in the world, held by 29 people.

The last name Yarifa is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 356,400. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 97 percent are found and Collines Department, where 3 percent are found. Beside Benin this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarifat921/
Yariffa921/
Jarifa83207/
Yaryfa8350/
Yorifa8314/
Yarifo837/
Yarifou772/
Jarrifa771/
Yarefi6761/
Jarifi6714/
Jorifa6710/
Jarife676/
Yorife674/
Jarefa673/
Jarufa672/
Jahrifi6219/
Jourifa622/
Hjarefa622/
Jarefat621/
Jaripha621/
Jariphas574/
Hajjorefai503/
Yorefi501/

Yarifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yarifa in the Hindi language
यारिफाyaripha-
Yarifa in the Russian language
Ярифаarifa-

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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
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  • 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 Yarifa
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