Gharafa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Gharafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Gharafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gharafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gharafa occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gharafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gharafa is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Gharafa reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 60 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Gharafa is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 13,212,647. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Lahij Governorate, where 50 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 50 percent are found. Not including Yemen this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 20 percent are found and Iraq, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gharaffa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Garafa | 92 | 275 | / |
| Garrafa | 86 | 2,132 | / |
| Garaffa | 86 | 1,170 | / |
| Gharafi | 86 | 369 | / |
| Garafas | 86 | 95 | / |
| Garafga | 86 | 7 | / |
| Garaufa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gharrafi | 80 | 550 | / |
| Garraffa | 80 | 415 | / |
| Gharrafe | 80 | 76 | / |
| Gharafeh | 80 | 18 | / |
| Garrafas | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ngarafah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ghourafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gheraifa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garofa | 77 | 102 | / |
| Garefa | 77 | 30 | / |
| Garafi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Gerafa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Garafo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Garafe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gorafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghattrafi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gharraffi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghorafi | 71 | 535 | / |
| Garaffo | 71 | 215 | / |
| Gareffa | 71 | 169 | / |
| Garaffi | 71 | 161 | / |
| Garrefa | 71 | 156 | / |
| Garoufa | 71 | 71 | / |
| Gorrafa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Garrofa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Garofai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Garofas | 71 | 5 | / |
| Garrafo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Garrafe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ghorofa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garadfo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garreffa | 67 | 1,914 | / |
| Garraffo | 67 | 556 | / |
| Garoufas | 67 | 105 | / |
| Garaffio | 67 | 12 | / |
| Garaufis | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ghorrafi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Garrafão | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garaafis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerraffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garraffe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gharafa
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