Giraffe Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Giraffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giraffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China31:455,773,85521,925
England21:27,859,030389,889
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Giraffe (33) may also be a first name.

Giraffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giraffe (Arabic: زرافة) is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Giraffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Giraffe live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 33 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 22 percent live, Ohio, where 17 percent live and West Virginia, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girafe926/
Giraff926/
Giraffa86203/
Giraffi861/
Giraf8321/
Irafe835/
Girraffa801/
Jirafe77313/
Giroff7710/
Girafa775/
Sirafe773/
Girafi773/
Gurafe771/
Girauf771/
Iraife771/
Gyraff770/
Giroffi7130/
Sairafe7115/
Seirafe7114/
Guraffi719/
Siraffi712/
Geraffy711/
Giraifa711/
Girefie711/
Guiradf711/
Jeraffe711/
Gieroff711/
Irafa67131/
Siraf67116/
Erafe6761/
Girav6729/
Girab6718/
Seiraffi6713/
Giergoff6711/
Jiraf675/
Irafi673/
Giraw672/
Girof672/
Geraf672/
Gerraffa671/
Ghittraf671/
Gierhoff670/

Giraffe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Giraffe in the Arabic language
زرافةzraft-
زرافهzrafh-

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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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  • 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 Giraffe
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