Arafah Surname

42,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Arafah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arafah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia6,6381:4,648621
Indonesia4,2681:30,9863,646
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
United Arab Emirates2661:34,4453,670
Iran481:1,599,63662,090
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England191:2,932,529101,561
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Palestine51:909,77015,190
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Arafah (3,902) may also be a first name.

Arafah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arafah (Hindi: अरफाह) occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Arafah.

How Common Is The Last Name Arafah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 42,792nd most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 599,157 people. Arafah is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Arafah are found; 57 percent are found in West Asia and 57 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 112,156th most common first name world-wide, held by 3,902 people.

The surname Arafah is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 6,638 people, or 1 in 4,648. Excluding Saudi Arabia it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 35 percent live and Egypt, where 7 percent live.

Arafah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arafah last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Arafah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arafadh9226/
Araifah9224/
Harafah922/
Araffah922/
Aarafah921/
Arafa91104,081/
Arafathp861/
Arafat83221,734/
Arofah8312,110/
Arafaa83462/
Arafad83292/
Garafa83275/
Aarafa83148/
Arefah8375/
Harafa8350/
Asrafa8319/
Araffa8317/
Aravah8312/
Arrafa8311/
Araifa8311/
Arafai838/
Arafea838/
Arafoa838/
Arafaj837/
Arafas837/
Arafaz834/
Arafay834/
Erafah831/
Araafa831/
Atrafa831/
Harafahad801/
Garrafa772,132/
Garaffa771,170/
Arafaat77402/
Arrofah77171/
Arofahs77130/
Arrafat7759/
Harofah7737/
Aerofah7731/
Harafat7712/
Aarafat7711/
Harrafa7710/
Araffat778/
Garafga777/
Harefah776/
Arrafai774/
Asrafai773/
Atrafay772/
Arafatt772/
Hasrafa771/
Harafas771/
Araafat771/
Asrafat771/
Aroufah771/
Araphah771/
Harafau771/
Garaufa771/
Aarafaa771/
Argafai771/
Arafhat771/
Arefa731,937/
Arofa73616/
Orafa73195/
Arafo73139/
Erafa736/
Garraffa71415/
Arafouch714/
Arrashfa711/
Araphajh711/
Araiwfai711/
Arraffai711/
Arraufat711/
Arathfaa711/
Harefa6741,174/
Arofat67469/
Errafa67137/
Areefa67130/
Garofa67102/
Asrofa6786/
Arovah6779/
Arapha6734/
Erefah6729/
Arefoh6712/
Araufo678/
Aarefa677/
Arafoj673/
Arefai673/
Arhofa673/
Garafo673/
Aroofa672/
Eirafa672/
Orafai672/
Areifa672/
Gorafa671/
Areffa671/
Arrefa671/
Oraefa671/
Aerefa671/
Orafga671/
Orzafa671/
Ourafa671/
Harofa671/
Aerafo671/
Arefaj671/
Aroffa671/
Aroufa671/
Arafei671/
Arafou671/
Arofay671/

Arafah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arafah in the Hindi language
अरफाहaraphaha-

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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 Arafah
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