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 more commonly found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yaaraf.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaaraf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 985,740th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yaaraf are found; 52 percent are found in North Africa and 52 percent are found in Mahgreb.
This last name is most numerous in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Barring Morocco Yaaraf exists in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 48 percent are found.
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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