Jarafi Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jarafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jarafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
India51:153,413,076951,030
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Jarafi (21) may also be a first name.

Jarafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jarafi (Hindi: जराफी) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jarafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 935,326th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. Jarafi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Jarafi are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name in the world, borne by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 3 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jarayfi921/
Jarafieh861/
Sarafi831,992/
Harafi83796/
Zarafi83270/
Carafi83211/
Yarafi8392/
Jarafa8350/
Jorafi836/
Jarafe831/
Charafi775,504/
Sairafi771,658/
Sarrafi771,227/
Caraffi77447/
Kharafi77431/
Zareafi7797/
Zahrafi7723/
Sayrafi7722/
Harzafi7711/
Harafit7710/
Sahrafi779/
Sarafie776/
Jahravi775/
Jarrafa775/
Jiarafa775/
Zarrafi774/
Harrafi774/
Zarafih773/
Sarafai772/
Carrafi771/
Caraifi771/
Sarafih771/
Jahrofi771/
Yarafio771/
Hasrafi771/
Jourafi771/
Haraifi771/
Haraffi771/
Harafiz771/
Charrafi71514/
Khairafi7112/
Sarrafie715/
Charafii711/
Charafih711/
Yaarhafi711/
Zarrasfi711/
Djaraffe711/
Sarafe67830/
Zarafe67282/
Sarofi67262/
Zarafa67174/
Yarefi6761/
Harafe6754/
Harafa6750/
Yarafa6741/
Carafí6718/
Harofi6716/
Yarofi6713/
Sarafy677/
Sarrafieh672/
Iarafa672/
Carofi672/
Horafi671/
Iorafi671/
Jarofe671/

Jarafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jarafi in the Hindi language
जराफीjaraphi50
जरफीjaraphi50

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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 Jarafi
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