Arafat Forename
7,378th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 141,948 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Palestine
Arafat Forename User-submission:
The name Arafat is derived from the Arabic word معرفة, which means 'knowledge' or 'knowing'.
It is also the name of holy mounted in Maccha, Saudi Arabia. According to Islam religion it is where Adam and Eve met and knew each other for the first time.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 71% | 79,365 | 1:2,009 | 266 |
| Yemen | - | 12,298 | 1:2,138 | 310 |
| Egypt | 100% | 6,181 | 1:14,868 | 1,258 |
| Uganda | 98% | 4,107 | 1:9,972 | 1,003 |
| India | 100% | 3,452 | 1:351,935 | 31,295 |
| Palestine | 95% | 3,433 | 1:1,325 | 304 |
| Sudan | 67% | 3,371 | 1:11,215 | 1,335 |
| Jordan | 94% | 2,565 | 1:3,441 | 500 |
| Turkey | 99% | 2,471 | 1:31,486 | 1,819 |
| Kenya | 100% | 2,308 | 1:20,064 | 1,960 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 2,156 | 1:14,292 | 2,021 |
| Tanzania | 88% | 2,124 | 1:24,853 | 2,352 |
| Togo | - | 1,813 | 1:3,993 | 652 |
| Philippines | 99% | 1,212 | 1:87,467 | 5,141 |
| Ghana | 100% | 1,124 | 1:24,009 | 1,692 |
| Afghanistan | 70% | 1,069 | 1:30,518 | 1,888 |
| Chad | 94% | 1,050 | 1:12,951 | 2,067 |
| Nigeria | 80% | 997 | 1:178,099 | 8,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 975 | 1:7,335 | 834 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 925 | 1:105,470 | 7,385 |
| Pakistan | 61% | 802 | 1:242,341 | 7,525 |
| Somaliland | - | 752 | 1:4,657 | 474 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 719 | 1:358,781 | 29,725 |
| Oman | 75% | 662 | 1:6,206 | 826 |
| Djibouti | - | 652 | 1:1,404 | 252 |
| Israel | 89% | 453 | 1:18,549 | 1,814 |
| Kazakhstan | 95% | 436 | 1:40,704 | 1,811 |
| Morocco | 100% | 409 | 1:83,982 | 2,937 |
| Somalia | - | 319 | 1:42,401 | 2,327 |
| Kuwait | - | 304 | 1:12,452 | 1,446 |
| Iraq | 94% | 299 | 1:117,117 | 2,651 |
| Malawi | 100% | 254 | 1:67,371 | 4,127 |
| United States | 94% | 249 | 1:1,455,972 | 27,001 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 232 | 1:93,149 | 5,015 |
| Lebanon | 95% | 216 | 1:26,054 | 1,751 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 68% | 185 | 1:32,288 | 3,407 |
| Thailand | 100% | 178 | 1:393,628 | 20,142 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 155 | 1:198,622 | 4,583 |
| Iran | 92% | 150 | 1:523,312 | 6,140 |
| Algeria | 100% | 137 | 1:278,662 | 3,641 |
| England | 93% | 129 | 1:431,030 | 9,678 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 124 | 1:245,564 | 13,329 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 116 | 1:636,445 | 21,039 |
| Niger | 89% | 105 | 1:182,705 | 5,365 |
| Russia | 95% | 95 | 1:1,518,250 | 11,258 |
| Mexico | 98% | 64 | 1:1,939,757 | 11,700 |
| Benin | 100% | 57 | 1:185,541 | 9,057 |
| Brazil | 100% | 57 | 1:3,758,529 | 64,556 |
| South Africa | 100% | 53 | 1:1,028,918 | 38,866 |
| France | 100% | 46 | 1:1,445,007 | 9,676 |
| Kosovo | - | 46 | 1:40,466 | 3,313 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 41 | 1:376,191 | 18,732 |
| Syria | - | 38 | 1:508,055 | 2,845 |
| Qatar | 98% | 31 | 1:76,439 | 9,122 |
| Sweden | 74% | 30 | 1:328,597 | 9,713 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 28 | 1:24,175 | 1,673 |
| Canada | 100% | 24 | 1:1,380,557 | 23,993 |
| Belgium | 100% | 21 | 1:547,145 | 8,531 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 19 | 1:967,340 | 27,076 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 16 | 1:602,684 | 11,321 |
| Germany | 99% | 16 | 1:6,042,367 | 23,110 |
| Mozambique | - | 16 | 1:1,702,710 | 1,919 |
| Australia | - | 14 | 1:975,544 | 11,712 |
| Denmark | - | 13 | 1:434,577 | 7,147 |
| Mauritania | 80% | 12 | 1:341,270 | 8,179 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 9 | 1:2,563,993 | 53,027 |
| Namibia | 100% | 9 | 1:267,131 | 5,329 |
| Italy | 100% | 8 | 1:7,632,761 | 27,464 |
| Norway | 100% | 7 | 1:733,190 | 11,461 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 7 | 1:1,173,357 | 12,989 |
| Ukraine | 86% | 7 | 1:6,499,987 | 10,516 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 6 | 1:587,410 | 5,040 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Panama | - | 6 | 1:651,093 | 16,250 |
| Peru | 100% | 5 | 1:6,358,291 | 42,272 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Congo | 100% | 3 | 1:1,669,735 | 30,542 |
| Croatia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Serbia | 100% | 3 | 1:2,381,907 | 7,319 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Finland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 2 | 1:317,288 | 3,822 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Wales | - | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mali | 100% | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
Arafat (221,734) may also be a surname.
Arafat Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Arafat is derived from the Arabic word معرفة, which means 'knowledge' or 'knowing'.
It is also the name of holy mounted in Maccha, Saudi Arabia. According to Islam religion it is where Adam and Eve met and knew each other for the first time.
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Sample size: 38 (2014)
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Arafat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arafat in the Russian language | ||
| Арафат | arafat | - |
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