Dharafi Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Dharafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 196 | 1:270,110 | 21,359 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Dharafi (14) may also be a first name.
Dharafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dharafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dharafi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dharafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dharafi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 14 people.
Dharafi is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 270,110. In Tanzania Dharafi is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 96 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live and Lindi Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Dharafi occurs in one country. It also occurs in Yemen, where 1 percent live.
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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 Dharafi
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