Alarafa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Alarafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alarafa (5) may also be a first name.
Alarafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alarafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alarafa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alarafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Alarafa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Alarafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Alarafa are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 5 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alarafat | 93 | 203 | / |
| Alearafa | 93 | 8 | / |
| Alarafah | 93 | 6 | / |
| Alarafi | 86 | 214 | / |
| Alarafe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Alarafy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alaraifi | 80 | 246 | / |
| Alajrafi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Alarrafi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alarafeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alharafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Algarafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alareafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alaraify | 80 | 1 | / |
| Algarrafi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Aalaraifi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alorafi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alarofi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aloraifi | 67 | 869 | / |
| Elarafey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alaraphe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhorafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alerefai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alourafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aloraifj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elharefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alaroufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algorafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alorefaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algoraifi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Aloraifej | 63 | 1 | / |
| Halarapho | 63 | 1 | / |
| Halaharavi | 59 | 31 | / |
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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 Alarafa
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