Aaraf Surname
Approximately 431 people bear this surname
Aaraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Iran | 42 | 1:1,828,155 | 67,506 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Aaraf (839) may also be a first name.
Aaraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aaraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aaraf (Hindi: अशरफ) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aaraf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 687,524th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Aaraf reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 281,864th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 839 people.
The surname Aaraf is most common in Bangladesh, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Barring Bangladesh this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 10 percent are found and Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aaraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aaraf in the Hindi language | ||
| अशरफ | asarapha | 83.33 |
| आरफ | arapha | 16.67 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Aaraf
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