Merafi Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Merafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Merafi (28) may also be a first name.
Merafi Demographics
Average Merafi Salary in
South Africa
R 452,220
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Merafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merafi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merafi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Merafi are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Merafi is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name Merafi is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and Limpopo, where 6 percent live. Apart from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Merafi Last Name Statistics demography
Merafi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.3% more than the national average, earning R 452,220 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meradfi | 92 | 19 | / |
| Meraifi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mesrafi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mehrafi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maerafi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mehrafei | 86 | 3 | / |
| Marafi | 83 | 2,358 | / |
| Merafe | 83 | 1,158 | / |
| Morafi | 83 | 30 | / |
| Mirafi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Merafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merefi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Marafie | 77 | 613 | / |
| Merafhe | 77 | 279 | / |
| Mairafi | 77 | 209 | / |
| Maraffi | 77 | 170 | / |
| Mehravi | 77 | 93 | / |
| Maarafi | 77 | 84 | / |
| Marafih | 77 | 30 | / |
| Mirrafi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mahrafi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Marafai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mirafiz | 77 | 9 | / |
| Marhafi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Misrafi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Marrafi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maerefi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mesrofi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meroufi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Merafuj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirzafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirafai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mearefi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meirafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marafei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merefei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morafhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meraife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merefiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Majrafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maraffai | 71 | 18 | / |
| Mirrafie | 71 | 6 | / |
| Maysrafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maeroufi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merroufi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mesrafet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maraffie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maharafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merzoufi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merhafer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Morafe | 67 | 2,311 | / |
| Marofi | 67 | 51 | / |
| Morofi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Morefi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Marafe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Merofa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Marefi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Marafy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mirafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehrroofi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirzaafai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meirhafer | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Merafi
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