Irafay Surname

396,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Irafay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irafay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8881:59,6196,410
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Irafay Last Name Facts

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

Irafay is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irafay? popularity and diffusion

Irafay is the 396,198th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,188,254 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Irafay live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 888 people, or 1 in 59,619. In Tanzania Irafay is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 84 percent live, Arusha Region, where 13 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania Irafay exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irafa91131/
Jirafaya861/
Iorafa8393/
Irafat8357/
Hirafa8349/
Irafaj8310/
Israfa8310/
Irafas835/
Irafai835/
Girafa835/
Eirafa832/
Irafad831/
Errafay77294/
Giraffa77203/
Irafawe7787/
Jirafae772/
Iraafat771/
Iraphay771/
Giraifa771/
Urafa738/
Erafa736/
Irafe735/
Irafi733/
Irofa732/
Jrafa731/
Irefa731/
Girraffa711/
Jirafe67313/
Errafa67137/
Isrofa6775/
Erafat6731/
Israfi6716/
Erafyi679/
Iruofa677/
Girafe676/
Jirafi675/
Gerafa675/
Gerafy673/
Girafi673/
Eirafi672/
Irafis672/
Jrafau671/
Israaafat671/
Iorafi671/
Iorofa671/
Erafah671/
Iroffy671/
Errafy671/
Hurafa671/
Irofau671/
Iraife671/

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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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