Zareefa Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Zareefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 36 | 1:4,962,330 | 32,327 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Zareefa (6,724) may also be a first name.
Zareefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zareefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zareefa (Hindi: जरीफा) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zareefa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zareefa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,530,696th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zareefa are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 79,655th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 6,724 people.
The surname Zareefa is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,962,330. In Pakistan Zareefa is most frequent in: Sindh, where 42 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 36 percent reside and Balochistan, where 22 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent reside and The Maldives, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zareefah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zarefa | 92 | 16 | / |
| Sareefa | 86 | 28 | / |
| Zareefi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Zarefay | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zarefai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shareefa | 80 | 1,551 | / |
| Sareefaa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Sareefah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sareefat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sareefay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zarifa | 77 | 765 | / |
| Zarafa | 77 | 174 | / |
| Sarefa | 77 | 47 | / |
| Zerefa | 77 | 34 | / |
| Jarefa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zarefi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zarofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shareefaa | 75 | 421 | / |
| Shareefat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shareeffa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shaareefa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zarifah | 71 | 902 | / |
| Zariffa | 71 | 328 | / |
| Zareafi | 71 | 97 | / |
| Sharefa | 71 | 86 | / |
| Zareifi | 71 | 49 | / |
| Zarafah | 71 | 25 | / |
| Zarofah | 71 | 24 | / |
| Zharifa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Zarefes | 71 | 9 | / |
| Zarifat | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sahrefa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sereefa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sarefah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zarafea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hjarefa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Carrefa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zarrafa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jarefat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sareefe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Charefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zarifaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zereffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zareife | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zarrefi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zarefoss | 67 | 83 | / |
| Zharifah | 67 | 75 | / |
| Zahrofah | 67 | 42 | / |
| Shariefa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dzarifah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zareifis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zairofah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zairifah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sharefah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shearefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carreffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zariefie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shareffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoreefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaraifah | 67 | 1 | / |
Zareefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zareefa in the Hindi language | ||
| जरीफा | jaripha | 75 |
| जारीफा | jaripha | 25 |
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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 Zareefa
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