Merafe Surname

322,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Merafe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9911:54,6706,948
Botswana1601:13,6682,650
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Merafe (788) may also be a first name.

Merafe Last Name Facts

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

Merafe is most common in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Merafe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merafe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 322,243rd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,293,218 people. The surname Merafe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Merafe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Merafe is also the 291,981st most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 788 people.

The surname Merafe is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 991 people, or 1 in 54,670. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and Free State, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Merafe is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 14 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.

Merafe Last Name Statistics demography

Merafe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.02% less than the national average, earning R 149,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merafhe92279/
Meraife921/
Meirafe921/
Meraf9156/
Mehrafei863/
Mesrafet861/
Merhafer860/
Morafe832,311/
Mieraf832,255/
Mesraf83142/
Merafi8326/
Merife8322/
Mehraf8315/
Marafe8310/
Meeraf835/
Metraf834/
Merefe832/
Mirafe831/
Merafa831/
Meiraf831/
Mearaf831/
Meirhafer801/
Marafie77613/
Merhofe7745/
Mmerife7731/
Meradfi7719/
Marafhe777/
Morafhe774/
Meraifi773/
Marafee772/
Mairafe772/
Merafuj771/
Maerafi771/
Marafea771/
Mirafeh771/
Mejrhaf771/
Mehrafi771/
Mehrauf771/
Merefei771/
Merefhe771/
Marafei771/
Mesrafi771/
Mehrahf770/
Merifee770/
Miraf731,674/
Merab73770/
Merav73539/
Meraw73278/
Merof734/
Mirhafee7129/
Mirrafie716/
Maarafey716/
Mehrafsh712/
Maraffey711/
Maraffie711/
Meerashfeea711/
Maarafea711/
Merrifee710/
Merhofer710/
Marafi672,358/
Merhab67847/
Meirav67289/
Merova67267/
Merhof67179/
Merhav67169/
Merowa67146/
Morofe67145/
Mherab67100/
Meirhofer6796/
Merabh6792/
Meroff6747/
Morafi6730/
Mejrab6728/
Mujraf6724/
Meyrav6718/
Mehrav6713/
Meyrhofer6710/
Morefe6710/
Mirzaf679/
Meraph679/
Merzav679/
Meerab676/
Merofa676/
Marafy673/
Mirafi673/
Mirafa673/
Mijraf672/
Mehrof672/
Merouf672/
Meroof672/
Meeraw672/
Meerav671/
Miraif671/
Metrof671/
Mesraw671/
Mereab671/
Merhoffer671/
Marofe671/
Mairaf671/
Mearab671/
Meerof671/
Misraf671/
Mirraf671/
Merauv671/
Marefe671/
Merefi671/
Merajb671/
Hmeeraasf671/
Hmeerasdf671/
Merhofeer670/

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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 Merafe
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