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 surname Zarafa (Russian: Зарафа) is found most in Algeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zarafa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,300,225th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Zarafa is primarily found 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 prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 114 people.

The last name Zarafa is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 522,048. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Souk Ahras Province, where 99 percent are found and Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 1 percent are found. Besides Algeria this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 39 percent are found and Moldova, where 6 percent are found.

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

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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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