Iraf Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Iraf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2101:365,63124,112
Pakistan471:3,800,93427,883
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
India171:45,121,493474,784
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iraf (264) may also be a first name.

Iraf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iraf (Hindi: इरफ, Russian: Ираф) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iraf? popularity and diffusion

Iraf is the 864,701st most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. The last name Iraf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Iraf reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 547,545th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 264 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 365,631. In Iran Iraf is primarily concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 22 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 20 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 19 percent live. Apart from Iran it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 15 percent live and Turkey, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Airaf89995/
Irhaf89125/
Israf8996/
Giraf8921/
Irafe895/
Jiraf895/
Itraf892/
Ireaf892/
Irzaf892/
Iraaf892/
Iraff891/
Jirafe80313/
Aitraf8010/
Giraff806/
Aisraf802/
Israif802/
Israff801/
Iraife801/
Irhaif801/
Girauf801/
Huiraf801/
Israaf801/
Hirauf801/
Irab75164/
Uraf7571/
Eraf7552/
Iraw7546/
Irav756/
Irof751/
Jraf750/
Aitraaf731/
Uirab671,666/
Irowa67552/
Jraif67479/
Irgav67200/
Hirab67188/
Irova67151/
Airav6794/
Iorav6789/
Iroff6784/
Hiraw6768/
Erafe6761/
Jirav6756/
Eirof6743/
Hirav6743/
Heraf6740/
Esraf6731/
Girav6729/
Jiraw6722/
Ajraf6720/
Jirab6720/
Airab6714/
Iraib675/
Urauf674/
Yirav674/
Eraif674/
Isrof674/
Earaf673/
Israv673/
Girof672/
Erraf672/
Iraph672/
Geraf672/
Ayraf672/
Hirof672/
Uirav671/
Irabh671/
Jirof671/
Jraft671/
Iraab671/
Yoraf671/
Irhab671/
Ihrab671/
Irrab671/
Urayf671/
Erauf671/
Oirav671/
Jraff670/

Iraf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iraf in the Hindi language
इरफirapha62.96
इरफानiraphana37.04
Iraf in the Russian language
Ирафiraf-

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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 Iraf
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