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 last name Shoraf (Hindi: शोराफ, Marathi: शोराफ) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoraf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Shoraf is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shoraf reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shoraf is also the 246,979th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 1,051 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 159,356,773. Without taking into account Bangladesh this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and Iran, where 25 percent are found.
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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