Yaraf Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Yaraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 99 | 1:41,362 | 3,165 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Yaraf (92) may also be a first name.
Yaraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yaraf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻌﺮﻑ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaraf? popularity and diffusion
Yaraf is the 1,806,862nd most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. Yaraf is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Yaraf are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Yaraf is also the 992,070th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 92 people.
The surname Yaraf is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 41,362. In Mauritania Yaraf is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 35 percent are found, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 23 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaaraf | 91 | 261 | / |
| Yasraf | 91 | 9 | / |
| Yarauf | 91 | 6 | / |
| Yarraf | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yaraaf | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yarasf | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yaraff | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yarhafz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yaraatf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarab | 80 | 921 | / |
| Yaraw | 80 | 393 | / |
| Jaraf | 80 | 384 | / |
| Yarav | 80 | 107 | / |
| Earaf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yoraf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yarof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iaraf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yarova | 73 | 2,227 | / |
| Jarraf | 73 | 659 | / |
| Yarowa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Yaroff | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yaroof | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yaraiv | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yarofe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yaraph | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yahrab | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yayrab | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yasrof | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yaarav | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yohraf | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yarouf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yargav | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaraaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jarauf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarabh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jasraf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yargaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajoraf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijaraf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jarafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaarouf | 67 | 673 | / |
| Aiyarav | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yargova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ja'araf | 67 | 1 | / |
Yaraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaraf 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
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- 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 Yaraf
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