Shoraf Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shoraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Shoraf (1,051) may also be a first name.
Shoraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shoraf (Hindi: शोराफ, Marathi: शोराफ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shoraf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoraf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Shoraf is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shoraf are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shoraf is also the 246,979th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,051 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 159,356,773. Excluding Bangladesh Shoraf occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and Iran, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shoraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shoraf in the Hindi language | ||
| शोराफ | sorapha | - |
| Shoraf in the Marathi language | ||
| शोराफ | sorapha | - |
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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 Shoraf
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