Zarifah Surname

392,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Zarifah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zarifah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Lebanon2281:24,7242,776
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Indonesia1121:1,180,79683,720
Palestine961:47,3844,976
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Zarifah (3,725) may also be a first name.

Zarifah Last Name Facts

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

Zarifah is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zarifah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 392,160th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,079,319 people. Zarifah is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Zarifah are found; 68 percent are found in West Asia and 36 percent are found in Levant. Zarifah is also the 115,382nd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,725 people.

It is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 110,992. Not including Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 25 percent live and Egypt, where 14 percent live.

Zarifah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zarifah last name is chiefly Maronite (87%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zarifah surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Zarifah earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zharifah9375/
Dzarifah938/
Zairifah933/
Zaraifah931/
Zarifa92765/
Zhariffah881/
Zariffa86328/
Zharifa8617/
Zerifah8614/
Zorifah861/
Zareefah801/
Carifa77104/
Zarefa7716/
Zarufa772/
Zerifa771/
Zorifa771/
Charifa71461/
Zareefa7158/
Cariffa715/
Zarefay712/
Zarefai711/
Zarifou711/
Dsharifa671/
Chearifa671/
Chariffa671/
Zahariva671/

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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 Zarifah
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