View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Arafa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Arafa (Arabic: العرفه, Bengali: আরফা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺮﻓﻪ, Hindi: आरफा, Marathi: सरदार, Oriya: ଆରଫା, Russian: Арафа) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arafa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Arafa is the 5,442^nd most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 70,018 people. Arafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Arafa reside; 88 percent reside in North Africa and 84 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Arafa is also the 11,255^th most common forename worldwide, borne by 89,418 people.

Arafa is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 82,706 people, or 1 in 1,112. Besides Egypt this surname is found in 77 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside and Libya, where 5 percent reside.

Arafa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Arafa last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Arafa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.71% less than the national average, earning 184,417 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning R 246,372 per year; in United States they earn 13.11% more than the national average, earning $48,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.18% less than the national average, earning $38,665 CAD per year.