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
Paraffin occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Paraffin.
How Common Is The Last Name Paraffin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 283,789th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,370,336 people. Paraffin occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Paraffin are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Paraffin is also the 395,684th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 464 people.
The surname Paraffin is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 703 people, or 1 in 21,961. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 36 percent live, Harare Province, where 14 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists 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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