Yaaraf Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Yaaraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Mauritania | 125 | 1:32,759 | 2,668 |
Yaaraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaaraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yaaraf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﺮﻑ) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaaraf? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yaaraf is the 985,740th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yaaraf reside; 52 percent reside in North Africa and 52 percent reside in Mahgreb.
This surname is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Apart from Morocco Yaaraf is found in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 48 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaraf | 91 | 104 | / |
| Yasraf | 83 | 9 | / |
| Yarauf | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yaarav | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yarraf | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yaraaf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yarasf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yaraff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yaarouf | 77 | 673 | / |
| Yaraatf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ja'araf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarhafz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarab | 73 | 921 | / |
| Yaraw | 73 | 393 | / |
| Jaraf | 73 | 384 | / |
| Yarav | 73 | 107 | / |
| Earaf | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yoraf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iaraf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jarraf | 67 | 659 | / |
| Jaarab | 67 | 435 | / |
| Yaarob | 67 | 36 | / |
| Yaroof | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yaroff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yaraiv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yaraph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yarofe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yahrab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yasrof | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yayrab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yohraf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yarouf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaarav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasraf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaraaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajoraf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijaraf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarafe | 67 | 1 | / |
Yaaraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaaraf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻌﺮﻑ | yrf | - |
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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 Yaaraf
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