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 last name Dharafi is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dharafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,198,640th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dharafi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Dharafi is also the 3,024,661st most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 14 people.
Dharafi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 270,110. In Tanzania Dharafi is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 96 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live and Lindi Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common 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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