Soraf Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Soraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Soraf (863) may also be a first name.
Soraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soraf (Hindi: सोराफ, Marathi: सोराफ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Soraf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soraf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soraf is the 2,776,799th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Soraf are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 277,131st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 863 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 27,395,192. In India Soraf is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 25 percent reside, West Bengal, where 21 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 18 percent reside. Outside of India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 41 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soraf in the Hindi language | ||
| सोराफ | sorapha | 75 |
| सोरफ | sorapha | 25 |
| Soraf in the Marathi language | ||
| सोराफ | sorapha | 44.44 |
| सोरफ | sorapha | 33.33 |
| सोरफ़ | sorafa | 22.22 |
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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 Soraf
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