Paraffin Surname
Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname
Paraffin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 703 | 1:21,961 | 3,299 |
| South Africa | 488 | 1:111,020 | 13,355 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Lesotho | 12 | 1:169,380 | 13,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Paraffin (464) may also be a first name.
Paraffin Demographics
Average Paraffin Salary in
South Africa
R 107,160
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Paraffin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paraffin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paraffin is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Paraffin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 283,789th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,370,336 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Paraffin reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Paraffin is also the 395,684th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 464 people.
The last name Paraffin is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 703 people, or 1 in 21,961. In Zimbabwe Paraffin is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 36 percent live, Harare Province, where 14 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 36 percent live and Malawi, where 8 percent live.
Paraffin Last Name Statistics demography
Paraffin earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.91% less than the national average, earning R 107,160 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraffien | 94 | 7 | / |
| Parraffin | 94 | 4 | / |
| Parafin | 93 | 309 | / |
| Parafina | 88 | 2,221 | / |
| Parrafin | 88 | 32 | / |
| Paraffim | 88 | 4 | / |
| Parafyn | 80 | 42 | / |
| Parafinova | 78 | 5 | / |
| Parofina | 75 | 3 | / |
| Parafyna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perafn | 71 | 5 | / |
| Perafän | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parafenova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parefen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Paraphim | 63 | 376 | / |
| Phairajphin | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pharaphaen | 56 | 4 | / |
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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 Paraffin
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