Darafi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Darafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Darafi (35) may also be a first name.

Darafi Last Name Facts

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

Darafi (Hindi: दरफी, Oriya: ଡରଫି) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Darafi is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Darafi reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 35 people.

Darafi is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Riau, where 75 percent reside and West Nusa Tenggara, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 17 percent reside and Iran, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dharafi92197/
Darafiej861/
Darafe83589/
Dorafi8319/
Derafi833/
Darafa832/
Darafaj7714/
Darofai7711/
Dharafe774/
Dherafi774/
Deraifi773/
Darofei771/
Derayfi771/
Darafed771/
Deraffi771/
Darafoa771/
Daraphai7158/
Dourafei717/
Darroufi714/
Darafesh712/
Daraphis711/
Dorofi6726/
Darofa6711/
Derefi678/
Dorafa675/
Derofi674/

Darafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darafi in the Oriya language
ଡରଫିdaraphi-
Darafi in the Hindi language
दरफीdaraphi50
डारफीdaraphi50

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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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  • 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 Darafi
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