Paraffin Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Paraffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paraffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7031:21,9613,299
South Africa4881:111,02013,355
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Paraffin (464) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paraffien947/
Parraffin944/
Parafin93309/
Parafina882,221/
Parrafin8832/
Paraffim884/
Parafyn8042/
Parafinova785/
Parofina753/
Parafyna751/
Perafn715/
Perafän671/
Parafenova671/
Parefen670/
Paraphim63376/
Phairajphin631/
Pharaphaen564/

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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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