Mairafi Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Mairafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 207 | 1:855,762 | 37,544 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Mairafi (57) may also be a first name.
Mairafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mairafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mairafi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mairafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mairafi is the 1,148,257th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. Mairafi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mairafi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mairafi is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 57 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 855,762. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 28 percent are found, Plateau, where 24 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 17 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Mairafi
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