Israf Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Israf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Israf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
India241:31,961,058386,265
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122

Israf (974) may also be a first name.

Israf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Israf (Hindi: इसराफ, Marathi: इसराफ) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Israf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Israf live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Israf is also the 258,233rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 974 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,502,821. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 67 percent reside, Punjab, where 20 percent reside and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishraf91465/
Aisraf912/
Israif912/
Israff911/
Israaf911/
Iraf89314/
Aishraf837/
Ishraaf832/
Ishraif831/
Airaf80995/
Irhaf80125/
Esraf8031/
Giraf8021/
Israb808/
Jiraf805/
Irafe805/
Isrof804/
Israv803/
Itraf802/
Izraf802/
Ireaf802/
Irzaf802/
Iraaf802/
Usraf802/
Iraff801/
Eishraff771/
Jirafe73313/
Ichraf73187/
Isroff7381/
Aitraf7310/
Eshraf737/
Giraff736/
Israib736/
Isroif732/
Aysraf731/
Jshraf731/
Iraife731/
Irhaif731/
Girauf731/
Usrraf731/
Ushraf731/
Hirauf731/
Huiraf731/
Ishrab731/
Israwt731/
Irab67164/
Eraf6752/
Iraw6746/
Issroff6718/
Irav676/
Aitraaf671/
Ajshraf671/
Aishrof671/
Irof671/
Israaph671/
Jraf670/

Israf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Israf in the Marathi language
इसराफisarapha70
इशरफisarapha10
ईशराफisarapha10
इसरारisarara10
Israf in the Hindi language
इसराफisarapha52.08
इसरफisarapha45.83
इशरफisarapha2.08

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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
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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 Israf
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