Dorafa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dorafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Dorafa (10) may also be a first name.

Dorafa Last Name Facts

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

Dorafa is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Dorafa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dorafa is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Dorafa are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 10 people.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derafa831,126/
Dorofa8327/
Dorafi8319/
Darafa832/
Dorefa831/
Derrafa77238/
Darafaj7714/
Darafat7712/
Dorofay772/
Doradfo771/
Darafoa771/
Darafash7154/
Dourafei717/
Dareafat717/
Darhafat711/
Durafe671,089/
Derefa67813/
Darafe67589/
Dorofy6767/
Dorofi6726/
Durafo6721/
Dareafath6717/
Darafi6712/
Darofa6711/
Durafi6710/
Dorofe671/
Darafo671/
Darefa671/
Derofa671/

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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 Dorafa
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