Sirafa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Sirafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sirafa (135) may also be a first name.
Sirafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sirafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sirafa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sirafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sirafa is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Sirafa are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 797,647th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 135 people.
It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Sirafa is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sisrafa | 92 | 62 | / |
| Sirafha | 92 | 23 | / |
| Shirafa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sirafat | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shirafat | 86 | 21 | / |
| Shirzafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zirafa | 83 | 85 | / |
| Sirafi | 83 | 44 | / |
| Serafa | 83 | 35 | / |
| Sirofa | 83 | 33 | / |
| Sirafy | 83 | 8 | / |
| Girafa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sirafe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sairafi | 77 | 1,658 | / |
| Giraffa | 77 | 203 | / |
| Seirafi | 77 | 169 | / |
| Sirapha | 77 | 157 | / |
| Serafat | 77 | 33 | / |
| Sirafos | 77 | 17 | / |
| Sairafe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Seirafe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Sherafa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Serafha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shirefa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Serrafa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sairafy | 77 | 3 | / |
| Siraffi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Serafea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Serafas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Seirafy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Girafat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Szirafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sierafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sierefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shirafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dzirafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siraafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giraifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djirafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sherafat | 71 | 4,604 | / |
| Siraphat | 71 | 20 | / |
| Seiraffi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Serafeas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Serafass | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sheraufa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherafai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheerafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Girraffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiraufa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiraifi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zerafa | 67 | 2,750 | / |
| Serafi | 67 | 2,526 | / |
| Serafy | 67 | 1,262 | / |
| Zirafi | 67 | 155 | / |
| Siratphat | 67 | 44 | / |
| Xyrafa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Serafe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sirofi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Serafo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Serefa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gerafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sheeraafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Syrafi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zérafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serafí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Syrafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serafá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sirofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jerafa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Sirafa
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