Yaaraf Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yaaraf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaaraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Mauritania1251:32,7592,668

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaraf91104/
Yasraf839/
Yarauf836/
Yaarav834/
Yarraf833/
Yaraaf832/
Yarasf831/
Yaraff831/
Yaarouf77673/
Yaraatf771/
Ja'araf771/
Yarhafz771/
Yarab73921/
Yaraw73393/
Jaraf73384/
Yarav73107/
Earaf733/
Yoraf731/
Iaraf731/
Yarof731/
Jarraf67659/
Jaarab67435/
Yaarob6736/
Yaroof6712/
Yaroff6712/
Yaraiv676/
Yaraph675/
Yarofe675/
Yahrab674/
Yasrof674/
Yayrab674/
Yohraf673/
Yarouf672/
Jaarav671/
Jarauf671/
Jasraf671/
Yaraaw671/
Yarabh671/
Ajoraf671/
Ijaraf671/
Jarafe671/

Yaaraf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaaraf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻌﺮﻑyrf-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaaraf
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