Veraf Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Veraf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Veraf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Veraf is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Veraf? popularity and diffusion

Veraf is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Veraf is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Veraf reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,742,233. In Iran Veraf is most common in: Tehran Province, where 93 percent are found, Alborz Province, where 4 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Iran this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verhaaf83572/
Verhauf830/
Verav8024/
Beraf8018/
Verab8014/
Varaf8011/
Viraf805/
Verof804/
Veraw803/
Verhaaff77131/
Berraf731,026/
Verova73346/
Verhof7371/
Veroff7354/
Veroft7325/
Berzaf7316/
Vetrof738/
Virafe737/
Ferraf737/
Ferafe733/
Varafh731/
Besraf731/
Beeraf731/
Veeraw731/
Weuraf731/
Veerav731/
Veraph731/
Beraft730/
Verhoff671,147/
Verhoof67312/
Vergova67107/
Vetroff6769/
Verhoft6754/
Verhova6720/
Veerova6717/
Veyrova673/
Vejrova671/
Veargaw671/
Verroff671/
Verhouf671/
Ferraff671/
Betraff670/
Berraft670/
Beeraft670/

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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 Veraf
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