Larafa Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Larafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Larafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria6241:61,91010,275
France1211:548,94874,759
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Larafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Larafa occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Larafa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 443,157th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,452,070 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Larafa reside; 83 percent reside in North Africa and 83 percent reside in Mahgreb.

It is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 624 people, or 1 in 61,910. In Algeria Larafa is mostly found in: Guelma Province, where 55 percent reside and Skikda Province, where 45 percent reside. Besides Algeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 16 percent reside and Tunisia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laraffa927/
Laarafa922/
Larrafa921/
Larafi831,255/
Lerafa83121/
Larofa838/
Lorafa831/
Latrofa771,032/
Laarafi776/
Laraffi771/
Laroffa771/
Laraifi771/
Latrafe771/
Lareffa771/
Laaraifi71170/
Laraufie7159/
Lahraifi719/
Liarofah718/
Larrafee713/
Latroffa711/
Larraufie67163/
Larofe675/
Lorafy672/
Larofi671/
Lorafo671/
Larrauffie6326/
Latrofe6223/
Llerafo627/
Laroufi622/
Loreefa622/
L'Orafo621/
Larofee621/
Laharavi573/
Lorofi503/
Lerefo501/

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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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  • 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 Larafa
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