El Zerafy Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Zerafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Zerafy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen171:1,554,42912,359
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

El Zerafy Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Zerafy is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Zerafy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name El Zerafy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Zerafy are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,554,429. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Sana'a Governorate, where 65 percent reside, Aden Governorate, where 24 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Other than Yemen El Zerafy occurs in one country. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Serafy892,893/
El Zarafy8945/
El Zerafeh841,059/
El-Serafy78796/
El Serafi78163/
El Sarafy7820/
El Sorafy781/
El Jirafy781/
El Sherafi7428/
El Zahrafi741/
El Serafie741/
El Sarrafy741/
El Sarafi67214/
El-Serafi67192/
El-Sirafy679/
El Jirafi671/
El Sirafi671/
El Sarrafi634/
El-Sirafi564/
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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 El Zerafy
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