Zarifa Surname

445,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine

Zarifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zarifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
India1071:7,168,835157,365
Afghanistan421:765,5528,131
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Israel301:285,25425,178
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Palestine251:181,9548,921
Lebanon211:268,4339,626
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Zarifa (71,471) may also be a first name.

Zarifa Last Name Facts

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

Zarifa (Arabic: ظاريفه, Hindi: जरीफा, Russian: Зарифа) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zarifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zarifa is the 445,853rd most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,526,204 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Zarifa reside; 44 percent reside in North Africa and 44 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 13,628th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 71,471 people.

This surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 273,618. Other than Egypt Zarifa occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 5 percent are found.

Zarifa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Maronite (39%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Zarifa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zarifa earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning $51,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.77% more than the national average, earning $59,505 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zarifah92902/
Zariffa92328/
Zharifa9217/
Zarifat927/
Zarifaz921/
Zharifah8675/
Dzarifah868/
Zairifah863/
Zaraifah861/
Zarifi836,489/
Sarifa832,932/
Zarife83370/
Jarifa83207/
Carifa83104/
Zarify8326/
Xarifa8325/
Zarefa8316/
Zarifé833/
Zarufa832/
Zorifa831/
Zerifa831/
Zhariffah801/
Sharifa7711,115/
Sarifah776,142/
Zarifis77757/
Charifa77461/
Saroifa77344/
Zarifes7778/
Zareefa7758/
Zareifi7749/
Sarifha7722/
Sarifat7719/
Sarifas7718/
Zerifah7714/
Zarisfi779/
Zarrifi779/
Sahrifa775/
Cariffa775/
Zharifi774/
Zariffe772/
Zarefay772/
Jarrifa771/
Zarifer771/
Zarifou771/
Zareife771/
Sarifaa771/
Zarefai771/
Zorifah771/
Sharifat717,431/
Sharifah71452/
Sharifad71280/
Sharifai7190/
Shariefa7114/
Zariffeh7113/
Shariffa7113/
Sharifha7111/
Sharifas7111/
Zariffis7111/
Djarifah717/
Zareifis715/
Saharifa714/
Sharifaa713/
Saraifat712/
Sarifaah711/
Dsharifa711/
Zahariva711/
Ssharifa711/
Zariefie711/
Zarifujh711/
Shahrifa711/
Chariffa711/
Saarifah711/
Sharifay711/
Zareefah711/
Charifat711/
Chearifa711/
Zaharieva675,951/
Sorifa671,713/
Sarufa67884/
Sarifi67323/
Serifa67190/
Carifi67136/
Sarife6791/
Sarefa6747/
Sarifo6737/
Zerefa6734/
Carifo6722/
Jarifi6714/
Jorifa6710/
Jarife676/
Shariffah675/
Carife674/
Jarefa673/
Zarefi672/
Satrifais671/
Zerifo671/
Shariffai671/
Zorife671/
Şarifo671/
Sharrifah671/
Zorufa671/
Sharriffa671/
Shahrifah671/

Zarifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zarifa in the Hindi language
जरीफाjaripha70
ज़रीफ़ाzarifa20
ज़रीफाzaripha10
Zarifa in the Russian language
Зарифаzarifa-
Zarifa in the Arabic language
ظاريفهzaryfh-
زريفةzryft-
زريفهzryfh-
ظريفةzryft-
ظريفهzryfh-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zarifa
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