Irafay Surname
Approximately 890 people bear this surname
Irafay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 888 | 1:59,619 | 6,410 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Irafay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irafay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Irafay is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Irafay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 396,198th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,188,254 people. Irafay is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Irafay live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 888 people, or 1 in 59,619. In Tanzania it is most common in: Manyara Region, where 84 percent live, Arusha Region, where 13 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irafa | 91 | 131 | / |
| Jirafaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iorafa | 83 | 93 | / |
| Irafat | 83 | 57 | / |
| Hirafa | 83 | 49 | / |
| Irafaj | 83 | 10 | / |
| Israfa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Irafas | 83 | 5 | / |
| Irafai | 83 | 5 | / |
| Girafa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Eirafa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Irafad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Errafay | 77 | 294 | / |
| Giraffa | 77 | 203 | / |
| Irafawe | 77 | 87 | / |
| Jirafae | 77 | 2 | / |
| Iraafat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iraphay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giraifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Urafa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Erafa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Irafe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Irafi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Irofa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jrafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Girraffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jirafe | 67 | 313 | / |
| Errafa | 67 | 137 | / |
| Isrofa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Erafat | 67 | 31 | / |
| Israfi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Erafyi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iruofa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Girafe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jirafi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gerafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gerafy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Girafi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eirafi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Irafis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jrafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Israaafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iorafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iorofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erafah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iroffy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hurafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irofau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iraife | 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
- 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 Irafay
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