Uraf Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Turkey

Uraf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
India161:47,941,586492,263

Uraf (28) may also be a first name.

Uraf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uraf (Hindi: उर्फ) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Uraf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,255,512th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Uraf are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Uraf is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 28 people.

It is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,828,213. In Pakistan Uraf is most common in: Punjab, where 46 percent live, Sindh, where 46 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent live. Besides Pakistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 25 percent live and India, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Auraf899/
Guraf895/
Urauf894/
Usraf892/
Ouraf891/
Urayf891/
Urafe891/
Gauraf8028/
Heuraf808/
Gurraf804/
Gouraf802/
Urhafe802/
Auraaf802/
Ausraf801/
Huiraf801/
Usrraf801/
Urav759,423/
Uraw755,990/
Urab75782/
Iraf75314/
Oraf7517/
Urof753/
Heuraff7311/
Hausraf730/
Gurav67185,656/
Oraif672,160/
Uirab671,666/
Urauv67459/
Ourab67140/
Urova67137/
Irhaf67125/
Urayb6773/
Uroff6754/
Urrav6746/
Uraub6742/
Hurab6741/
Urauw6738/
Uraph6729/
Uraaw6728/
Urrab6723/
Uraav6721/
Urabh6717/
Urraw6716/
Uraiv6715/
Uraib6714/
Uurav6713/
Urgav6712/
Uroof679/
Ueraw679/
Uravh678/
Ouraw677/
Uravw677/
Aurab676/
Gurof676/
Jiraf675/
Auraw675/
Eurav673/
Uerav673/
Uraiw673/
Urowa672/
Ireaf672/
Iraaf672/
Usrof671/
Uirav671/
Urahb671/
Aurof671/
Orawf671/
Iraff671/
Hurav671/
Uraab671/
Uuraw671/
Ureif671/
Urasv671/
Uhrav671/
Utrof670/

Uraf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uraf in the Hindi language
उर्फurpha54.55
उरफurapha30.3
ऊर्फurpha15.15

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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 Uraf
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