Warafa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Warafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Warafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Warafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Warafa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Warafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Warafa is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Warafa reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Warafa is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 58 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 37 percent reside and Plateau, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warefa | 83 | 191 | / |
| Werafa | 83 | 40 | / |
| Barafa | 83 | 38 | / |
| Warafi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Baraffa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Varafad | 77 | 8 | / |
| Warofah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Barafaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bahrafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wourafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baraafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Varafat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Barafeau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waraphai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barraffa | 71 | 0 | / |
| Watraphai | 67 | 185 | / |
| Barafe | 67 | 94 | / |
| Barafy | 67 | 60 | / |
| Barafi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Varafe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Barafo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Barofa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Varafi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wharaphat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borafa | 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
- 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 Warafa
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