Garreffa

Garreffa Meaning & Origin

About Garreffa
The surname Garreffa is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Gara, which is a variant of the name Gherardo. The name Gherardo itself is composed of the Germanic elements "ger" meaning "spear" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Therefore, the surname Garreffa can be interpreted to mean "brave spear" or "strong spear."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Garreffa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Garreffa: 123
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 136,449
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Garreffa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRF
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G06010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G AA1 R AH0 F AH0
🌐 IPA
/garreffa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G610

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Garreffa in Braille

Here's how to represent Garreffa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Garreffa in braille

How to sign the name Garreffa using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Garreffa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Garreffa in sign language

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