Araf Surname

60,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Araf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Araf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5,1371:31,0211,980
India7281:1,053,66143,847
Pakistan6391:279,5686,032
Yemen3511:75,2865,141
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
England1741:320,21923,859
Indonesia1631:811,34561,613
Afghanistan1381:232,9944,086
Algeria1011:382,49133,409
France861:772,35794,336
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Araf (7,772) may also be a first name.

Araf Last Name Facts

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

Araf (Arabic: أعراف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺮﺍﻑ, Hindi: आरफ, Marathi: आराफ़, Russian: Араф) is found most in Bangladesh. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Araf.

How Common Is The Last Name Araf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,597th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 876,855 people. The last name Araf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Araf reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 72,465th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 7,772 people.

The surname Araf is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 5,137 people, or 1 in 31,021. Outside of Bangladesh it occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.

Araf Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Araf earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning R 256,740 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asraf8916,732/
Arraf891,386/
Haraf891,054/
Airaf89995/
Ahraf89526/
Aaraf89431/
Arauf89260/
Arafh89246/
Arafe89117/
Araif8989/
Atraf8956/
Araft8940/
Aeraf8933/
Araaf8932/
Ajraf8920/
Garaf8915/
Arzaf8915/
Arhaf899/
Auraf899/
Areaf899/
Argaf893/
Earaf893/
Araff892/
Ayraf892/
Arayf892/
Harraf80509/
Hatraf80247/
Harafh80208/
Asraff80123/
Harafe8054/
Aarafe8051/
Asrhaf8047/
Arahaf8042/
Hasraf8035/
Gauraf8028/
Aaraif8025/
Asraaf8024/
Atraaf8023/
Harhaf8017/
Asraif8016/
Aharaf8012/
Asrafe8010/
Ahrraf8010/
Aitraf8010/
Gahraf808/
Aahraf808/
Aasraf805/
Asrafh805/
Ahraif804/
Aaraaf803/
Harauf803/
Arrauf803/
Garaff803/
Garraf803/
Attraf803/
Asrraf802/
Auraaf802/
Aisraf802/
Gargaf801/
Haraft801/
Hareaf801/
Aaraft801/
Aeraif801/
Ahhraf801/
Arhaft801/
Asrapf801/
Asrauf801/
Hajraf801/
Garauf801/
Aatraf801/
Aarraf801/
Atrafe801/
Asreaf801/
Araffe801/
Ausraf801/
Ahrafs801/
Ajhraf801/
Asrasf801/
Asrayf801/
Arraff801/
Aysraf801/
Haraif801/
Haraff800/
Arab75256,109/
Arof751,885/
Araw75469/
Arav75394/
Eraf7552/
Oraf7517/
Harahaf7345/
Ashhraf736/
Hattraf732/
Hasraff732/
Aasraaf731/
Garraff731/
Aaraaff731/
Aitraaf731/
Hausraf730/
Aarab6722,929/
Garav675,811/
Arhab674,321/
Harab673,470/
Oraif672,160/
Arrab67738/
Arouf67657/
Aroff67588/
Asrav67482/
Arova67480/
Arowa67344/
Araib67279/
Asrof67237/
Araph67221/
Areif67164/
Harof67143/
Harav67116/
Airav6794/
Arabh6755/
Aroof6743/
Heraf6740/
Garof6725/
Araub6723/
Aarav6720/
Argav6718/
Haraw6714/
Airab6714/
Araab6712/
Ajrof6710/
Atrof678/
Aravz677/
Arrav676/
Aravs676/
Arzof676/
Aurab676/
Atrav675/
Auraw675/
Athraaaf675/
Eraif674/
Areab673/
Aârab673/
Arahb673/
Goraf672/
Erraf672/
Arofe672/
Arrof672/
Ahraw672/
Arajw672/
Aaraw671/
Garreauf671/
Harafová671/
Harrauff671/
Aarof671/
Aroif671/
Aropf671/
Aratv671/
Arauv671/
Orafe671/
Orawf671/
Erauf671/
Aurof671/
Aroft671/
Arraw671/
Ayrab671/
Arauw671/
Ouraf671/
Arotf671/
Araav671/
Arasv671/
Arayb671/

Araf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Araf in the Hindi language
आरफarapha63.83
अरफarapha21.28
आराफarapha14.89
Araf in the Marathi language
आराफ़arafa60
अरफ़arafa40
Araf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺮﺍﻑraf53.85
ﺍﻋﺮﺍﻑaraf30.77
ﺃﻋﺮﺍﻑaraf7.69
ﻋﺮﻓﺔrft7.69
Araf in the Russian language
Арафaraf-
Araf in the Arabic language
أعرافaraf-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Araf
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