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
Zareefa (Hindi: जरीफा) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zareefa.
How Common Is The Last Name Zareefa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,530,696th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Zareefa occurs mostly 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 common first name at a global level It is held by 6,724 people.
It is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,962,330. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Sindh, where 42 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 36 percent are found and Balochistan, where 22 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent are found and The Maldives, where 2 percent are found.
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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