Urafa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Urafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Urafa (24) may also be a first name.
Urafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Urafa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Urafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Urafa live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Urafa is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 24 people.
Urafa is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Urafa is most prevalent in: National Capital District, where 83 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 17 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Urafa occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urafat | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ourafa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hurafa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ouraffa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gurrafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orafa | 80 | 195 | / |
| Irafa | 80 | 131 | / |
| Urafi | 80 | 33 | / |
| Urefa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Urafe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Irafay | 73 | 890 | / |
| Uravah | 73 | 75 | / |
| Hirafa | 73 | 49 | / |
| Gurafi | 73 | 26 | / |
| Urapha | 73 | 18 | / |
| Hurefa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Aurafi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Irafai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Urofah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Urhafe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orafai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ourafi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gurofa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uhrafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hurafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orzafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouroufa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Usrofah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Guraffi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uraphat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Huraify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uraphai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urrafee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uraphah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gureifa | 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 Urafa
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