Zarafi Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Niger

Zarafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zarafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1251:423,53329,670
Niger871:220,5987,246
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zarafi (891) may also be a first name.

Zarafi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zarafi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Zarafi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zarafi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zarafi? popularity and diffusion

Zarafi is the 963,821st most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Zarafi are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Zarafi is also the 272,255th most widespread forename globally, held by 891 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 423,533. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 77 percent live, Lindi Region, where 7 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 32 percent live and Iran, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zareafi9297/
Zahrafi9223/
Zarrafi924/
Zarafih923/
Tzarafi921/
Zarrasfi861/
Sarafi831,992/
Zarafe83282/
Jarafi83281/
Carafi83211/
Zarafa83174/
Zerafi83137/
Zarefi832/
Sharafi7735,185/
Charafi775,504/
Sairafi771,658/
Sarrafi771,227/
Sarafis77856/
Zahravi77664/
Caraffi77447/
Zourafi77140/
Zarrofi7771/
Zareifi7749/
Zahrofi7729/
Sayrafi7722/
Sahrafi779/
Zairofi778/
Sarafio776/
Sarafie776/
Zaroufi775/
Zareefi775/
Zeraifi774/
Sarafai772/
Zarafet772/
Zarafea772/
Zarrafa772/
Zaroofi772/
Jarayfi771/
Caraifi771/
Zerrafi771/
Carrafi771/
Sarafih771/
Zarrefi771/
Zeraffi771/
Zarasfe771/
Sarafit771/
Tsarafi771/
Zarefai771/
Charrafi71514/
Sharafai7128/
Sharafih7122/
Zaroufis7115/
Sarrafie715/
Zareifis715/
Zaraffee715/
Sharaffi714/
Sharafit713/
Shahrafi712/
Charafih711/
Charafii711/
Sharafiz711/
Sarrafis711/
Sarafa677,907/
Carafa672,662/
Serafi672,526/
Sarafe67830/
Sarofi67262/
Carafí6718/
Sarafy677/
Jorafi676/
Sharafieh676/
Zorofi675/
Zerefi674/
Zerafe672/
Sarrafieh672/
Carofi672/
Jarafe671/
Zahreysfi671/
Zarofa671/
Tcharafei671/
Shahrafie671/
Shahrafid671/

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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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  • 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 Zarafi
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