Giraffa Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Giraffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giraffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1041:588,04555,113
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Giraffa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giraffa is found most in Italy. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Giraffa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,173,425th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Giraffa reside; 51 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent reside in Italic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Italy, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 588,045. In Italy Giraffa is primarily concentrated in: Sicily, where 38 percent live, Apulia, where 29 percent live and Campania, where 22 percent live. Excluding Italy this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.

Giraffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Giraffa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Giraffa last name expanded 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giraffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Giraffa last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Giraffa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.5% less than the national average, earning $30,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girraffa931/
Girafa925/
Giraffe8644/
Giraffo866/
Girafat861/
Giraifa861/
Giraffi861/
Irafa83131/
Gerraffa801/
Irafay77890/
Iorafa7793/
Zirafa7785/
Irafat7757/
Hirafa7749/
Israfa7710/
Sirafa7710/
Irafaj7710/
Girafe776/
Gerafa775/
Irafas775/
Irafai775/
Girafi773/
Eirafa772/
Irafad771/
Geraffo7139/
Giroffi7130/
Sirafha7123/
Zeraffa7115/
Guerafa712/
Geraffy711/
Dzirafa711/
Gurrafa711/
Djirafa711/
Iraafat711/
Gireffo711/
Gueraifa67153/
Irafo6719/
Jairaffo6710/
Erafa676/
Cheraffa672/
Irofa672/
Chiraufa671/
Gheraifa671/
Djeraffa671/
Guerafaa671/
Guitrafo671/
Erraffas671/
Jrafa671/
Guerafat671/
Guerrafa671/

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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 Giraffa
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