Praf Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Praf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania391:514,81739,172
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Praf (52) may also be a first name.

Praf Last Name Facts

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

Praf (Russian: Праф) is found most frequently in Romania. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Praf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Praf occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Praf reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 52 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 514,817. In Romania Praf is mostly concentrated in: Prahova County, where 90 percent reside and Ialomița County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Romania this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Praf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Praf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Praf last name declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prafe89341/
Praff8927/
Praft893/
Prapf891/
Pradf891/
Prasf891/
Prasdf801/
Praaft801/
Prab7515,279/
Prav75321/
Praw75253/
Prof75188/
Prova6717,812/
Proft671,728/
Prabh671,081/
Proff67776/
Profe67579/
Propf6787/
Prawt6778/
Proof6754/
Pravs6746/
Profs6728/
Praph6723/
Praiw6715/
Práff678/
Preaw678/
Prawp678/
Preab675/
Prowa675/
Phraw674/
Prosf672/
Prauw672/
Praws672/
Prouf672/
Praiv672/
Pravz672/
Prahw671/
Prrof671/
Praub671/
Pravt671/
Vprof671/
Prawz671/
Phrof671/
Preav671/
Praib670/
Preuf670/

Praf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Praf in the Russian language
Прафpraf-

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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 Praf
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