Meraf Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Meraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Meraf (1,746) may also be a first name.
Meraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meraf (Hindi: मेहराब) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meraf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Meraf live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 183,395th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 1,746 people.
Meraf is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Apart from Ethiopia Meraf exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meraf in the Hindi language | ||
| मेहराब | meharaba | 50 |
| मेराफ | merapha | 50 |
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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 Meraf
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