Arafa Surname
Approximately 104,081 people bear this surname
Arafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 82,706 | 1:1,112 | 156 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7,950 | 1:3,881 | 526 |
| Libya | 5,109 | 1:1,222 | 327 |
| Algeria | 1,726 | 1:22,382 | 4,082 |
| Morocco | 1,500 | 1:22,984 | 3,586 |
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Syria | 471 | 1:40,979 | 2,387 |
| Indonesia | 391 | 1:338,233 | 29,438 |
| Kuwait | 366 | 1:10,384 | 1,441 |
| Bahrain | 235 | 1:5,739 | 1,064 |
| United Arab Emirates | 218 | 1:42,029 | 4,348 |
| Uganda | 199 | 1:196,177 | 15,854 |
| India | 191 | 1:4,016,049 | 108,912 |
| United States | 184 | 1:1,969,886 | 126,972 |
| Mauritania | 174 | 1:23,534 | 2,061 |
| Iran | 157 | 1:489,061 | 29,269 |
| Qatar | 119 | 1:19,815 | 2,139 |
| Nigeria | 95 | 1:1,864,661 | 66,902 |
| Iraq | 94 | 1:372,571 | 6,843 |
| Tunisia | 65 | 1:9,394 | 1,568 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Palestine | 56 | 1:81,229 | 6,373 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
Arafa (89,418) may also be a first name.
Arafa Demographics
Arafa Political Affiliation
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Arafa Last Name Facts
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/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,442nd most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 70,018 people. It 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 11,255th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 89,418 people.
It is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 82,706 people, or 1 in 1,112. Apart from Egypt this surname occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found and Libya, where 5 percent are found.
Arafa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Arafa last name is principally 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 US average, with 50% being registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arafa in the Bengali language | ||
| আরফা | arapha | - |
| Arafa in the Hindi language | ||
| आरफा | arapha | 71.43 |
| आराफा | arapha | 9.89 |
| अरफा | arapha | 8.79 |
| अराफा | arapha | 7.69 |
| आऱफा | arapha | 1.1 |
| Arafa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆରଫା | arapha | 50 |
| ଅରଫା | arapha | 40 |
| ଆେରଫା | aerapha | 10 |
| Arafa in the Marathi language | ||
| सरदार | saradara | 50 |
| अरफात | araphata | 50 |
| Arafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺮﻓﻪ | rfh | 34.62 |
| ﻋﺮﺍﻑ | raf | 30.77 |
| ﻋﺮﺍﻓﻪ | rafh | 23.08 |
| ﻋﺮﺍﻓﺔ | raft | 7.69 |
| ﻋﺮﻓﺔ | rft | 3.85 |
| Arafa in the Russian language | ||
| Арафа | arafa | - |
| Arafa in the Arabic language | ||
| العرفه | alrfh | - |
| عرفة | rft | - |
| عرفه | rfh | - |
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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
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