Zarafa Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Zarafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 74 | 1:522,048 | 37,631 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Zarafa (114) may also be a first name.
Zarafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zarafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zarafa (Russian: Зарафа) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zarafa? popularity and diffusion
Zarafa is the 1,300,225th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Zarafa are found; 43 percent are found in North Africa and 43 percent are found in Mahgreb. Zarafa is also the 877,214th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 114 people.
It is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 522,048. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Souk Ahras Province, where 99 percent reside and Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 39 percent reside and Moldova, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zarafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zarafa in the Russian language | ||
| Зарафа | zarafa | - |
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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 Zarafa
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