Zarafa Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Moldova

Zarafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zarafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria741:522,04837,631
Australia671:402,92132,505
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zarafat921,306/
Zarafah9225/
Zarrafa922/
Zarafea922/
Zaraifah861/
Sarafa837,907/
Zerafa832,750/
Carafa832,662/
Zarafe83282/
Zarafi83270/
Jarafa8350/
Zarefa8316/
Xarafa831/
Zérafa831/
Zarofa831/
Sarafat772,023/
Sharafa771,392/
Caraffa77944/
Carrafa77793/
Zareafi7797/
Sarafaj7784/
Charafa7780/
Zareefa7758/
Sarrafa7744/
Sarafah7727/
Zarofah7724/
Zahrafi7723/
Sarafas7721/
Zeraffa7715/
Jarafat7710/
Scarafa778/
Sarafaz777/
Jarrafa775/
Siarafa774/
Zarrafi774/
Sahrafa773/
Zarafih773/
Sarafai772/
Sarafha772/
Zerrafa772/
Sarafad772/
Ssarafa772/
Zarafet772/
Zarefay772/
Jarafad771/
Zarasfe771/
Sargafa771/
Saraffa771/
Saraufa771/
Djarafa771/
Zarefai771/
Sharafat7110,276/
Sharafaz71705/
Carraffa71161/
Ciaraffa71146/
Giaraffa7154/
Sharafah7149/
Zahrofah7142/
Sharafai7128/
Sharaffa7125/
Sarrafah7123/
Sarrafha7112/
Giarrafa716/
Sharafaj715/
Zairofah715/
Zaraffee715/
Charafat714/
Sharafad714/
Sharafas713/
Zayrafos713/
Sharrafa712/
Saraifat712/
Sarasfat712/
Sharafau712/
Sarafash711/
Saharafa711/
Zarrasfi711/
Shahrafa711/
Saarafat711/
Sarafeas711/
Scarafìa711/
Zareefah711/
Sarafi671,992/
Sarafe67830/
Giarraffa67388/
Jarafi67281/
Carafi67211/
Sarofa67101/
Sarefa6747/
Serafa6735/
Zerefa6734/
Sarafo6718/
Carafí6718/
Scharafat6712/
Scharaffa6711/
Sarafy677/
Sharaffat677/
Carafo676/
Sharaafat672/
Jarafe671/
Sharafaad671/
Corafa671/
Sharrafat671/
Carafă671/
Sahhrafat671/
Sharrafah671/
Sharafaat671/

Zarafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zarafa in the Russian language
Зарафаzarafa-

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