Jarafu Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Jarafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 242 | 1:731,995 | 33,424 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
Jarafu (229) may also be a first name.
Jarafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jarafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jarafu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jarafu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,017,412th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jarafu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 593,349th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 229 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 731,995. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 48 percent are found, Adamawa, where 15 percent are found and Kaduna, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Jarafu exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ijarafu | 92 | 418 | / |
| Djarafou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sarafu | 83 | 451 | / |
| Zarafu | 83 | 270 | / |
| Harafu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Carafu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jarrafoux | 80 | 45 | / |
| Gajjarafu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kharafu | 77 | 170 | / |
| Sarrafu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Harafau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jarraffoux | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sarrafuh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saraphu | 62 | 184 | / |
| Horafus | 62 | 10 | / |
| Saraphuh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Saraphau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sareifou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zotrafou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Horofu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Chatraphut | 50 | 1 | / |
| Yorofu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Yorefu | 50 | 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 Jarafu
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