Araf Surname
Approximately 8,311 people bear this surname
Araf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5,137 | 1:31,021 | 1,980 |
| India | 728 | 1:1,053,661 | 43,847 |
| Pakistan | 639 | 1:279,568 | 6,032 |
| Yemen | 351 | 1:75,286 | 5,141 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| England | 174 | 1:320,219 | 23,859 |
| Indonesia | 163 | 1:811,345 | 61,613 |
| Afghanistan | 138 | 1:232,994 | 4,086 |
| Algeria | 101 | 1:382,491 | 33,409 |
| France | 86 | 1:772,357 | 94,336 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Araf (7,772) may also be a first name.
Araf Demographics
Average Araf Salary in
United States
$34,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Araf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Araf in the Hindi language | ||
| आरफ | arapha | 63.83 |
| अरफ | arapha | 21.28 |
| आराफ | arapha | 14.89 |
| Araf in the Marathi language | ||
| आराफ़ | arafa | 60 |
| अरफ़ | arafa | 40 |
| Araf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺮﺍﻑ | raf | 53.85 |
| ﺍﻋﺮﺍﻑ | araf | 30.77 |
| ﺃﻋﺮﺍﻑ | araf | 7.69 |
| ﻋﺮﻓﺔ | rft | 7.69 |
| Araf in the Russian language | ||
| Араф | araf | - |
| Araf in the Arabic language | ||
| أعراف | araf | - |
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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 Araf
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