Merafhe Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Merafhe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merafhe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana2651:8,2531,453
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Merafhe (112) may also be a first name.

Merafhe Last Name Facts

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

Merafhe (Arabic: ميرافى) occurs most in Botswana. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merafhe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 940,398th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name Merafhe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Merafhe reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 112 people.

It is most numerous in Botswana, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 8,253. Barring Botswana Merafhe occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Merafhe Last Name Statistics demography

Merafhe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merafe921,158/
Marafhe867/
Morafhe864/
Meirafe861/
Merefhe861/
Meraife861/
Meraf8356/
Mehrafei803/
Mehrafsh802/
Mesrafet801/
Merhafer800/
Morafe772,311/
Mieraf772,255/
Mesraf77142/
Merabh7792/
Merafi7726/
Merife7722/
Mehraf7715/
Marafe7710/
Meraph779/
Meeraf775/
Metraf774/
Merefe772/
Merafa771/
Mirafe771/
Meiraf771/
Mearaf771/
Meirhafer751/
Marafie71613/
Merhofe7145/
Mmerife7131/
Marafih7130/
Meradfi7119/
Meravth714/
Meriphe713/
Meraifi713/
Merahab712/
Mairafe712/
Marafee712/
Merefei711/
Mesrafi711/
Merafuj711/
Maerafi711/
Marafea711/
Mirafeh711/
Morafhi711/
Mejrhaf711/
Mehrauf711/
Marafei711/
Maraphe711/
Merrahb711/
Mehrafi711/
Merifee710/
Mehrahf710/
Miraf671,674/
Merab67770/
Merav67539/
Meraw67278/
Mirhafee6729/
Maarafey676/
Mirrafie676/
Merof674/
Maraffie671/
Maraffey671/
Meerashfeea671/
Maarafea671/
Merhofer670/
Merrifee670/

Merafhe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merafhe in the Arabic language
ميرافىmyrafy-

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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
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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 Merafhe
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