Al Qarafi Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Al Qarafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 327 | 1:80,811 | 5,364 |
| Tunisia | 10 | 1:61,063 | 7,682 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
Al Qarafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Qarafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Qarafi is found most frequently in Yemen. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Qarafi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 816,514th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The last name Al Qarafi occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Al Qarafi are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
This last name is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 80,811. In Yemen Al Qarafi is most prevalent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 89 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 9 percent reside and Taiz Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 3 percent reside and Iraq, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Qarhafi | 95 | 4 | / |
| Al Karafi | 89 | 5 | / |
| Al Qorafi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al-Qarafi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Kharafi | 84 | 1,923 | / |
| Al-Qatrafi | 84 | 2 | / |
| Al Qaroufi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Karefi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Karafi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Karafy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Kharraifi | 76 | 1 | / |
| Al-Kharafi | 74 | 61 | / |
| Al Kharafa | 74 | 4 | / |
| Al Khourafi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al-Khorafi | 63 | 29 | / |
| Al-Kharafa | 63 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Al Qarafi
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