Zerife Surname
Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname
Zerife Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zerife (5,519) may also be a first name.
Zerife Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zerife Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zerife is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zerife? popularity and diffusion
It is the 295,590th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,649,260 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zerife are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Zerife is also the 90,360th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,519 people.
Zerife is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Excluding Ethiopia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Zerife
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