Irafasha Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Irafasha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 143 | 1:273,002 | 19,668 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Irafasha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irafasha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Irafasha is found most in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Irafasha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,305,105th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Irafasha live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 273,002. In Uganda Irafasha is primarily concentrated in: Kisoro District, where 60 percent reside, Kamwenge District, where 11 percent reside and Kyankwanzi District, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yirafasha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Erafasha | 88 | 3 | / |
| Irifasha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Irafashi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Irfsha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arafsha | 80 | 199 | / |
| Erafasa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arifasha | 75 | 5 | / |
| Arafshah | 75 | 4 | / |
| Urfaasha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Arufasha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Irvash | 71 | 27 | / |
| Arfash | 71 | 19 | / |
| Arifashah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Arafa She | 71 | 2 | / |
| Urphaasha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arfsha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arifsha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yirefshewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arefash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arfashi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arvaash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urvasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arafish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Airaphasai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erafassi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Itraphaichit | 50 | 114 | / |
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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 Irafasha
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