Marraffa

Marraffa Meaning & Origin

About Marraffa
The surname Marraffa is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Marra, which is a variant of the name Amaro. The name Amaro itself comes from the Latin word "amarus," meaning bitter. Therefore, the surname Marraffa likely originated as a nickname for someone with a bitter or acerbic personality.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Marraffa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Marraffa: 108
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 151,532
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Marraffa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MRF
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M06010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AA1 R AH0 F AH0
🌐 IPA
/marraffa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MRF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M610

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Marraffa in Braille

Here's how to represent Marraffa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Marraffa in braille

How to sign the name Marraffa using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Marraffa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Marraffa in sign language

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